71. Is the Internet Making People Stupid? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

Is the internet making people stupid? Is it making us less intelligent? Certainly the internet is changing the way we think, the way we learn, and the way we read. But is this necessarily a bad thing? In this episode of Thinking in English we’ll try to shed some light on these questions! TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/04/26/71-is-the-internet-making-people-stupid-english-vocabulary-lesson/ CONTACT US!! INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) Twitter - @thinkenglishpod Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Gmail - [email protected] Vocabulary List Paradox (n) - a situation or statement that seems impossible or is difficult to understand because it contain two opposite facts or characteristics It is a paradox that drinking a lot of coffee when you are thirsty can often make you feel even more thirsty Interruption (n) - an occasion when someone or something stops something from happening for a short period I worked all morning without interruption To reprogram (v) - to program (a computer or something similar) again or differently The computers were reprogrammed to correct the error Critical (adj) - giving opinions or judgments He has written a long critical piece evaluating the exhibition. Comprehension (n) - the ability to understand completely and be familiar with a situation, fact, etc He has no comprehension of the problem Nutrition (n) - the substances that you take into your body as food and the way that they influence your health Good nutrition is essential if patients are to make a quick recovery Barbarism (n) - unpleasant behaviour He witnesses some appalling acts of barbarism during the war Protracted (adj) - lasting for a long time or made to last longer than necessary We had a protracted discussion last night --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support