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'Googling' Can Stifle Creativity, According to New Research

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Using Google might spark your creativity, or it might stifle it, but this depends on the circumstances, according to a new study. We know the internet isn’t going anywhere, but we may need to hold on to our humanity to use technology more effectively.Continue ReadingCategory: Body & MindTags: Internet, Creative, Thinking, Carnegie Mellon University

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The CMU study compared brainstorming with and without access to Google. With Google, participants offered similar answers. Without Google, the answers were more different and more original. Creativity is on the way to disappear because of... the Internet. We've been hit because we've been thinking too much of key words and too little of problem solutions. The study at Carnegie Mellon University shows that when people have access to the Internet,…

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New Atlas broke the news in on Friday, July 4, 2025.
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