Maybe smartphones don't make us 'smart'

A good buddy has a favorite saying: “We’re all smart. We have smartphones.”

It’s funny, and I’ve used it several times.

After all, smartphones have, in a lot of ways, made our lives easier and smarter.

Got an unfamiliar address to find? Use the smartphone to give you directions.

Hungry for a burrito? Use a smartphone to find the nearest restaurant.

Engaged in a heated argument over who hit the most home runs, Willie Stargell or Harmon Killebrew? Google it on your smartphone.

They have basically killed a good bar bet.

But more and more evidence says smartphones haven’t exactly sharpened our int...