The article I read was about how watching TV could potentially make you smarter. The article starts off by saying that media might not always be the best information or the most realistic things out there but there might be a different way to look at it. They say that media can be more of a cognitive workout. It talks about the benefits of reading like attention, patience, and retention. In a recent study it shows that there are increased demands on those exact mental benefits. They talk about how complex tv series can help with memory because people will have to remember from episode to episode what has happened so far. Another study shows that people who follow TV drama understand concepts more thoroughly. TV shows that create suspense are also very good for your brain because it makes you make a guess or predict what is going to happen next and always keeps you thinking. Emotional or sad tv shows can make you express your emotions and actually help you by helping you control your emotions in your daily life. Do I agree with everything that was said in this article? No. Do I agree with some it? Yes. The ideas they studied and thought about were realistic and reasonable. But just sitting there watching something isn’t going to help you as much as learning hands on or learning a more traditional classroom way. I am always open to new things so I would never say that television couldn’t potentially make you smarter.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/24/magazine/watching-tv-makes-you-smarter.html