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Software upgrades promise to turn the Internet into a lush rain forest of information teeming with new life

The book makes a very convincing case for how, indeed, popular media (games, movies, TV, the web, etc) have been increasing in complexity over the years, and how that complexity is making us smarter (ie, higher IQ, better problem solving skills, etc). Certainly, as someone who's written on neuroscience, Johnson has the chops (and data) to back up his claims.