“We no longer have to “read” maps as we once did. But it seems nearly certain that we spend more time looking at them. For every cognitive scientist watching connectivity diminish our talents of perception, cognition, and problem-solving, there are many more kids exploring the earth from their laptops.” – Smartphones and the Uncertain Future of ‘Spatial Thinking’
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“the classic dashboard GPS, according to Nick Cohn, a traffic expert at TomTom, induces a state of rest. “The overall effect is that people are more calm when they’re using navigation,” he says. By extension, they drive safer.” – Smartphones and the Uncertain Future of ‘Spatial Thinking’