Watching Tv Makes You Smarter -Steven Johnson  Video game
Watching TV Makes You Smarter   The Sleeper Curve  SCIENTIST A:
Has he asked for anything special? SCIENTIST B: Yes, this
morning for breakfast . . . he requested something called
''wheat germ, organic honey and tiger's milk.'' SCIENTIST A: Oh,
yes. Those were the charmed substances that some years ago were
felt to contain life-preserving properties. SCIENTIST B: You
mean there was no deep fat? No steak or cream pies or . . . hot
fudge? SCIENTIST A: Those were thought to be unhealthy.   — From
Woody Allen's ''Sleeper''  n Jan. 24, the Fox network showed an
episode of its hit drama ''24,'' the real-time thriller known
for its cliffhanger tension and often- gruesome violence. Over
the preceding weeks, a number of public controversies had
erupted around ''24,'' mostly focused on its portrait of Muslim
terrorists and its penchant for torture scenes. The episode that
was shown on the 24th only fanned the flames higher: in one
scene, a terrorist enlists a h