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The Shallows

What the Internet is Doing to our Brains

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An edition of The Shallows (2010)

The Shallows

What the Internet is Doing to our Brains

Norton pbk. [ed.]

by

  • ★★★ 3.27 ·
  • 15 Ratings
  • 104 Want to read
  • 5 Currently reading
  • 18 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
280

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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

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-260) and index.

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QP360 .C3667 2011

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viii, 280 p. ;
Number of pages
280

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OL25292375M
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9780393339758
LCCN
2012392263
OCLC/WorldCat
699724425

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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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