The pub argument is dead. Google killed it with a little help from your smartphone.
A recent study suggests that our modern lifestyles are making us “less intelligent” than our ancestors, at least at a genetic level. This research echoes concerns Einstein had when he supposedly said,
===> “I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots.” <===
Read more, very interesting...:
http://theconversation.edu.au/education-in-the-information-age-is-technology-making-us-stupid-10844