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The Shallows [electronic resource] : How the Internet Is Changing the Way We Think, Read and Remember

Carr, Nicholas2010
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'Boldly reactionary...What looks like feast, Carr argues, may be closer to famine'Sunday Times 'Chilling' The Economist In this ground-breaking and compelling book, Nicholas Carr argues that not since Gutenberg invented printing has humanity been exposed to such a mind-altering technology. The Shallows draws on the latest research to show that the Net is literally re-wiring our brains inducing only superficial understanding. As a consequence there are profound changes in the way we live and communicate, remember and socialise - even in our very conception of ourselves. By moving from the depths of thought to the shallows of distraction, the web, it seems, is actually fostering ignorance. The Shallows is not a manifesto for luddites, nor does it seek to turn back the clock. Rather it is a revelatory reminder of how far the Internet has become enmeshed in our daily existence and is affecting the way we think. This landmark book compels us all to look anew at our dependence on this all-pervasive technology. This 10th-anniversary edition includes a new afterword that brings the story up to date, with a deep examination of the cognitive and behavioural effects of smartphones and social media.
Main title:
The Shallows [electronic resource] : How the Internet Is Changing the Way We Think, Read and Remember / Nicholas Carr
Author:
Carr, Nicholas, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Atlantic Books, 2010
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
<DIV>Nicholas Carr is the author of The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google. He is a contributor to the New York Times, Guardian, Financial Times and Wired and was formerly the executive editor of the Harvard Business Review. Nick blogs at www.roughtype.com</div>
Awards:
Pulitzer Prize Finalist (Columbia University)
ISBN:
9781848878839
Language:
English
Subject:
PsychologyNonfiction
BRN:
2792673
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