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A few colleagues of mine and I just finished putting on a week-long camp for boys, ages 8-11. Like most summer camps, we played our fair share of dodge ball, capture the flag, and soccer. We went to get ice cream, took adventure bike rides, and even engaged in some arts and crafts. We also… Read more
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I am not a scientist. The trouble with giving information to people like me, who comprise the overwhelming majority, is that we often confuse causation with correlation. The latter term means that some relationship between two factors exists, but does not mean one causes the other. Here is a classic example: As ice cream sales… Read more
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Alex is a member of one of my cyber recovery groups. He is a 23-year old with a very high IQ, but whose life has gone nowhere. He has been booted out of numerous living situations, lost jobs and alienated friends and family, mostly due to his obsession with multiple aspects of video games. Peeling… Read more
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Cyber activities can enhance our ability to pay attention. One study found, for example, that surgeons who play video games make fewer mistakes in certain laparoscopic procedures than their non-gaming colleagues. But the video-gaming doctors who participated in the above study only played three hours per week, paling in comparison to the screen time logged… Read more