What the Internet is doing to Our Brains
Listen to the whole interview:
http://beta.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2010/jun/15/thinking-through-web/
Nicholas Carr, journalist and author of The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains talks about the interaction of the brain with technology, an issue he first raised in The Atlantic article, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”
Duration : 0:8:52
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“Great” literature …
“Great” literature is a matter of subjective thought. Similarly, each individual will have their own mind set which will influence their actions on the internet. People aren’t distracted by the internet, they are distracted by their inner needs. It’s no secret that these screens give us instant satisfaction, but in it of itself it’s a learning process. It’s not physics, but it imposes a certain amount of work on the brain. Whether the conversation is of intellectual value depends on your values