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An edition of The Shallows (2010)

The Shallows

What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains

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  • ★★★ 3.27 ·
  • 15 Ratings
  • 112 Want to read
  • 7 Currently reading
  • 19 Have read

Examines the influences computer-delivered information may have on human cognition using Marshall McLuhan as the hook, the history of communication as the trajectory, and brain science as the tool.

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W. W. Norton
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English
Pages
276

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Subjects
neurobiology, human perception, computers, Physiological effect, Internet, Neuropsychology, Psychological aspects, Social aspects, Cognition, Physiology, Brain, Intellect, Health aspects, Internet -- Physiological effect, Internet -- Psychological aspects, Effets sur la santé, Psychologie, Conséquences sociales, Aspects psychologiques, Effets sur la sante, Consequences sociales, Internet, social aspects, New York Times reviewed, Human-computer interaction, Cognitive science, Electrification, History, New york times reviewed

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Table of Contents

Prologue. The Watchdog and the Thief Page 1
One. Hal and Me Page 5
Two. The Vital Paths Page 17
a digression. on what the brain thinks about when it thinks about itself Page 36
Three. Tools of the Mind Page 39
Four. The Deepening Page Page 58
a digression. on lee de forest and his amazing audion Page 78
Five. A Medium of the Most General Nature Page 81
Six. The Very Image Of a Book Page 99
Seven. The Juggler's Brain Page 115
a digression. on the buoyancy of IQ Scores Page 144
Eight. The Church of Google Page 149
Nine. Search, Memory Page 177
a digression. on the writing of this book Page 198
Ten. A Thing Like Me Page 201
Epilogue. Human Elements Page 223
Notes Page 225
Further Reading Page 253
Acknowledgements Page 257
Index Page 259

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Number of pages
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In 1964, just as the Beatles were launching their invasion of America’s airwaves, Marshall McLuhan published Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man and transformed himself from an obscure academic into a star.
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