kitchen table math, the sequel: "A Wide Open Future"

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Al Gore's American Life
TIME

So how much time do we think Al Gore spends searching for stuff on the Internet?

Anonymous said...: If he's anything like me, all he does is read blogs and message boards.
--BrendaM; February 20, 2009 at 1:54 PM
Catherine Johnson said...: Absolutely - you know that's what he's doing!

I've been working on a project on impulsive & compulsive behavior, and the psychiatrist I'm working with talks about people getting locked into internet searches.

Some of his worst stories are of patients who get sucked into never-ending internet searches for things like cabinet knobs.; February 20, 2009 at 5:32 PM
Catherine Johnson said...: Our new gr4-5 library-slash-"media center" is open now so the school sent out a photo of 3 boys sitting at brand-new terminals totally locked-in.

The caption says the kids have made the "transition" from their home computers to the school computers with no problems at all!; February 20, 2009 at 5:35 PM
Catherine Johnson said...: You have to love the fact that the next DSM will include "internet addiction" as a psychiatric disorder while our public schools are dumping books & socking kids onto the internet.; February 20, 2009 at 5:36 PM