Well the debate continues. My parents were deeply alarmed by my over-listening to radio programs (I used to secretly take the radio to bed and listen under the covers, far into the night, to meaningless nonsense such as The Goon Show). For me, it was my sons TV over-watching that I was worried about. And he of course is worried about my grandsons video gaming. This deterioration has been going on for a while. In its July 1859 issue, Scientific American also rallied against a wicked new game that made both the mind and body weaker: A pernicious excitement to learn and play chess has spread all over the country, and numerous clubs for practicing this game have been formed in cities and villages...chess is a mere amusement of a very inferior character, which robs the mind of valuable time that might be devoted to nobler acquirements, while it affords no benefit whatever to the body. Chess has acquired a high reputation as being a means to discipline the mind, but persons engaged in sedentary occupations should never practice this cheerless game; they require out-door exercises--not this sort of mental gladiatorship. iflscience/brain/playing-video-games-good-your-brain-here-s-how
Posted on: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 07:40:48 +0000
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