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This week we discuss how much of a distraction the Internet is and how much of an impact that has on you as an individual and us as a society.

Links

 * Op-Ed Contributor - Mind Over Mass Media - NYTimes.com
 * Steven Pinker: "Tech rots your brain" hysteria is stupid - Boing Boing
 * Test Your Focus - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com
 * Test How Fast You Juggle Tasks - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com
 * Your Brain on Computers - Attached to Technology and Paying a Price - NYTimes.com
 * mental_floss Blog - How Do You Listen to Music?
 * AJ Jacobs: My colossal task burden | Life and style | The Guardian
 * YouTube - RSA Animate - The Secret Powers of Time
 * Media multitaskers pay mental price, Stanford study shows
 * Is Google Making Us Stupid? - Magazine - The Atlantic