The Shallows
What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
By Nicholas Carr
(W. W. Norton & Company, Paperback, 9780393339758, 280pp.)
Publication Date: June 2011
Other Editions of This Title: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Compact Disc, Compact Disc, Paperback
Categories: Social Aspects - Human-Computer Interaction, Neuropsychology, Internet - General
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Description
The bestselling author of "The Big Switch" returns with an explosive look at technology's effect on the mind.
Wednesday, Jun 2, 2010
Author Nicholas Carr is says the Internet is changing the way we think -- and not for the better. In his new book, The Shallows, he laments that the Web has returned humans to the "natural state of distractedness" that served us well back when we were cavemen. More at NPR.org
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