Tim Holt talks to Professor Mark Bauerlein from Emory University and author of "The Dumbest Generation."

Dr. Bauerlein discusses the work, and his thesis that we are effectively raising a generation of culturally illiterates because of the effect that technology has taken on things such as simple social interaction. A very interesting take and a view that all of us need to consider.

http://www.dumbestgeneration.com

About Mark Bauerlein:

Mark Bauerlein earned his doctorate in English at UCLA in 1988. He has taught at Emory since 1989, with a two-and-a-half year break in 2003-05 to serve as the Director, Office of Research and Analysis, at the National Endowment for the Arts. Apart from his scholarly work, he publishes in popular periodicals such as The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, The Washington Post, TLS, and Chronicle of Higher Education. His latest book, The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future; Or, Don’t Trust Anyone Under 30 (www.dumbestgeneration.com), was published in May 2008.