Jun 6, 2011 · He explains how the printed book served to focus our attention, promoting deep and creative thought. In stark contrast, the Internet encourages the rapid, distracted sampling of small …

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 …

The book claims research shows "online reading" yields lower comprehension than reading a printed page. [1] The Shallows was a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction. [2][3]

Without ever losing sight of the larger questions at stake, he calmly demolishes the clichés that have dominated discussions about the Internet. Witty, ambitious, and immensely readable, The Shallows …

Jun 7, 2010 · He explains how the printed book served to focus our attention, promoting deep and creative thought. In stark contrast, the Internet encourages the rapid, distracted sampling of small …

Mar 3, 2020 · Nicholas Carr’s bestseller The Shallows has become a foundational book in one of the most important debates of our time: As we enjoy the internet’s bounties, are we sacrificing our ability …

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<em>New York Times</em> bestseller • Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize<br /><br /> 'This is a book to shake up the world.' &#8212;Ann Patchett, The Shallows, What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains, …

Nicholas Carr’s book The Shallows examines the effect Internet technology is having on the human mind. In the digital age, we are overwhelmed with stimuli. Our computers, phones and digital tools …

Today it has become a cultural relic, consigned to media studies courses in universities. But McLuhan, as much a showman as a scholar, was a master at turning phrases, and one of them, sprung from …