You are part of an experiment. We’re trying a new kind of thing here at Medium Difficulty. It’s exactly the same as when we syndicate a post from another blog, but with video. In grand tradition of syndication, this originally appeared on my blog , where I embedded on the effect video games have on your brain.
One week that thing you love is tearing the fabric of civilization apart, and the next week it’s an indispensable element of culture. This is what you get with popular science reporting: sensationalized everything, and no one is better for having seen it.
The reporting is usually based on one study, and the study almost always has a questionable methodology. Video games haven’t escaped the clutches of lazy journalism. You know that video games, in moderation, aren’t harmful to anyone, but how do you convince others?
You’re in luck. Serious science is finally taking video games seriously. The results are promising.
