Is technology the enemy of genius? Technology promises to make us happier and smarter. It brings us pleasure, friendship, sex, and knowledge, all at our fingertips. It also allows us to remember, and know, less. It has led to a world where algorithms and smartphones have become our cognitive servants: we can burden them, while liberating ourselves. But as we've become skimmers, scanners and scrollers, is technology reshaping our brains and destroying our capacity for deep thinking? In my latest IPIT podcast with Adriana Stan, philosopher Jim Holt, author of When Einstein Walked with Gödel: Excursions to the Edge of Thought, discusses the impact of smartphones and computers on our minds and creativity. Drawing from numerous thinkers, Jim outlines the concepts of fluid vs. crystallized intelligence and brain plasticity, and debunks the myth of genius as it relates to IQ. Listen to the podcast: …see more