So on other words, @washingtonpost is credulously publicizing a report that had not been peer-reviewed and was carried out by economists, not scientists with the relevant necessary expertise. 2/
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In reality, even if you accept thr results as valid, what this study shows is that trying to learn literature on
@Twitter doesn't work very well compared to traditional classroom teaching. 3/pic.twitter.com/dOmklps39Q
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Big surprise, using 280-character chunks to analyze literature doesn't lead to better test scores or understanding. 4/
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This study has NOTHING to do with an effect of Twitter on intelligence,
@washingtonpost's misleading headline notwithstanding.

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So, the study results were chopped down into a smaller bit(headline) to suggest that chopping down thoughts into 280 characters lowers IQ. The editors at the Post must now have IQ scores less than 50 lol.
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