The shallows : how the Internet is changing the way we think, read and remember
by
Carr, Nicholas G., 1959-
Title
:
The shallows : how the Internet is changing the way we think, read and remember
Author
:
Carr, Nicholas G., 1959-
ISBN
:
9781848872264
9781848872257
Personal Author
:
Carr, Nicholas G., 1959-
Publication Information
:
London : Atlantic, 2010.
Physical Description
:
276 pages ; 24 cm
Contents
:
Prologue: The watchdog and the thief -- Hal and me -- The vital paths -- On what the brain thinks about when it thinks about itself -- Tools of the mind -- The deepening page -- On Lee de Forest and his amazing audion -- A medium of the most general nature -- The very image of a book -- The juggler's brain -- On the buoyancy of IQ scores -- The church of Google -- Search, memory -- On the writing of this book -- A thing like me -- Human elements
Abstract
:
Is the Internet making us stupid? In this book, Nicholas Carr argues that the Internet is changing dramatically how we think, remember and interact.
Subject Term
:
Internet -- Psychological aspects.
Neuropsychology.
Internet -- Social aspects.
Technology.
Internet.
Psychologie.
Internet -- Psychological aspects. (OCoLC)fst00977198
Internet -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst01766793
Neuropsychology. (OCoLC)fst01036493
Internet. (DE-588)4308416-3
Neuropsychologie. (DE-588)4135740-1
Hirnfunktion. (DE-588)4159930-5
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
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| VC Durban North | General Books | 000023651 | 612.802 CAR | 1 |
| VEGA Bordeaux | General Books | 000114733 | 612.802 CAR | 1 |