Despite Myself, I Have Healthy Instincts!

I tend to avoid TV. There's a variety of reasons: I don't hear as well as I used to, TV has far too many boring programs and the news pundits either take forever to make a point or hammer a point until you're bored to tears. So I surf the internet. I check on what's going on in China, India, Russia, Africa, Europe and sometimes my backyard. I look at business reports and articles on new technology. And I love anything really new on astronomy, alternative energy or biology.

Now it appears I'm saving my aging brain. Or so says Dr. Gary Small in an article by Amada Gardner.

Wasn't it yesterday that TV was supposed to be bad for kids? Ah, but the key to the internet is that it's interactive—you're not just sitting there passively watching the world go by. Makes sense.