Sky News Australia | Young brains being Googled as science knowledge drops among Gen Y NEWS.com.au YOUNG Australians are becoming more ignorant about basic science - and Google could be to blame. Gen Y's reliance on the search engine to solve problems, rather than using their own brains, is a factor in the lack of scientific knowledge, experts said. Aussies confused by science fact or fiction: survey Science literacy falling, survey finds Australians seem to be getting dumber – but does it matter? |