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The Shallows

What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains

by Nicholas Carr

|W. W. Norton & Company©2011·304 pages

Wondering what the Internet is doing to our brains? Then I think you’ll love The Shallows. It’s a fascinating, well-researched, brilliant book. Big Ideas we explore include a quick look at the neuroscience of just how “massively plastic” our brains are, the hungry gremlins in your brain, how hyperlinks decrease retention, and young vs. old brains.


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Nicholas Carr
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Nicholas Carr

Writes about technology and culture.