The internet is leaving children brain-dead
Inventor warns ‘Google generation who spend life in front of screens are losing creativity and skills’
By John Stevens
PUBLISHED: 17:30 EST, 25 December 2012 | UPDATED: 06:08 EST, 26 December 2012
One of Britain’s leading inventors has warned that a ‘Google generation’ who rely on the internet for everything are in danger of becoming ‘brain-dead’.
Trevor Baylis, who invented the wind-up radio, said children are losing creativity and practical skills because they spend too much time in front of screens.
The 75-year-old said he fears that the next generation of inventors is being lost, with young people often unable to make anything with their hands.