Short Summary

The book "Everything Bad Is Good For You," by Steven Johnson argues that video games, televison, film, and the Internet are good for us. In the book he states that those things are good for us because video games and the Internet have grown more complex over the past years. Steven Johnson states in the book that while playing video games it can help you learn critical thinking skills. As for the Internet Johnson also says that it forces users to probe and master new environments. From what Johnson is saying he introduces the Sleeper Curve. The Sleeper Curve shows the benifits of what the more complex media has done to us. Johnson separates the book into two parts. In the first part he states that the Internet, video games, and film have grown more complex. In addition, the second part shows the similarities of the entertainment and how it increases intelligence. In the book Johnson introduces the Flynn Effect. The Flynn Effect shows that the IQ scores rose because of the popular culture. This means because we're playing more complex games, television shows, and movies our IQ scores are going up.


 In the audio component Steven Johnson talks about the Sleeper Curve . He says in the audio component that the Sleeper Curve is how the Internet, video games, and television shows are becoming more complex and challenging.