A few days back the BBC carried a story about research into our intelligence and the way our brains are affected by how think and gather knowledge.

In London, Black Cab (Black refers to the type of cab) drivers are required to memorise all the possible destinations in London and the quickest route. It's called 'The Knowledge'. It's been shown that the part of the brain which deals with memorising this actually enlarges over time.

On the other side of the coin, frequent internet users who tend to 'Google' for solutions are apparently losing the ability to think problems through for themselves.

I've noticed that on technical forums and on SRP from time to time, more and more people seem to ask for answers without taking the time to work it out.

In my daily life I've started to see more and more people who seem unable to function without instruction to complete relatively simple tasks. I ask myself if this is the new 'Internet Generation'.