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Is Technology Making Us Smarter or Dumber?

For many people, it’s terrifying to go a day — heck, a few hours — without their smartphones. Is this unprecedented access to technology improving human intelligence, or fueling a mindless dependency? Hosted by Carlos Watson with guests Daniel Levitin, Emily Dreyfuss, Jeff Glasse, and Kathryn Finney.
Season 1 Episode 9 Length 26:47 Premiere: 06/21/16

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Season 1 Episodes

Live from Aspen: Can College Sex Be Managed By Checklist?
S1 E11 Length 1:05:26 Premiere Date 06/30/16

Should Organs Be Sold?
S1 E10 Length 26:46 Premiere Date 06/28/16

Is Technology Making Us Smarter or Dumber?
S1 E9 Length 26:47 Premiere Date 06/21/16

Should Paying for Sex Be a Crime?
S1 E8 Length 26:46 Premiere Date 05/31/16

Is the US Moving Too Quickly or Too Slowly on Gender Rights?
S1 E7 Length 26:41 Premiere Date 05/24/16

Is the US Doing More Harm or Good in the Middle East?
S1 E6 Length 26:40 Premiere Date 05/17/16

Should the US Pay Reparations to Black Americans?
S1 E5 Length 26:46 Premiere Date 05/10/16

Should Salaries Be Transparent?
S1 E4 Length 26:47 Premiere Date 05/03/16

Is College Worth the Price Tag?
S1 E3 Length 26:46 Premiere Date 04/26/16

Should the US Take in More Refugees or Fewer?
S1 E2 Length 26:47 Premiere Date 04/19/16

Is the American Dream Dead or Alive?
S1 E1 Length 26:28 Premiere Date 04/05/16

Point Taken Set Timelapse
Clip Length 01:06 Premiere Date 06/28/16

One Word or Less: Is Technology Making Us Smarter or Dumber?
Clip Length 02:44 Premiere Date 06/21/16

Fact Check: Fastest Internet in the World
Clip Length 02:36 Premiere Date 06/21/16

Preview: Is Technology Making Us Smarter or Dumber?
Preview Length 00:23 Premiere Date 06/21/16

The Technology Debate in 58 Seconds
Clip Length 01:21 Premiere Date 06/21/16

Coming Soon: Point Taken

Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 04/05/16

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