Everything Bad is Good for You

Tune in, turn on and get smarter ...

The Simpsons, Desperate Housewives, The Apprentice, The Sopranos, Grand Theft Auto: We''re constantly being told that popular culture is just mindless entertainment. But, as Steven Johnson shows, it''s actually making us more intelligent.

Here he puts forward a radical alternative to the endless complaints about reality TV, throwaway movies and violent video gam...