Nicholas Carr on The Shallows: How the Internet is Changing Us John Adams Institute
Nicholas Carrs 2008 essay Is Google Making Us Stupid opened a new chapter in our relationship to digital technology. In his book, Carrwho was previously editor of the Harvard Business Reviewexplores how the internet is changing our very brains: how we think, read and remember. As The Wall Street Journal put it, We all joke about how the Internet is turning us, and especially our kids, into fasttwitch airheads incapable of profound cogitation. Its no joke, Mr. Carr insists, and he has me persuaded. Moderator: Joris Luyendijk Panelists: Nancy McKinstry, CEO of Wolters Kluwer Marleen Stikker, director of Waag Society. In cooperation with Maven publishing View our upcoming speakers on our website: This video was recorded on March 2, 2011.
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