Book description
In this ground-breaking and compelling book, Nicholas Carr argues
that not since Gutenberg invented printing has humanity been exposed
to such a mind-altering technology. The Shallows draws on the latest
research to show that the Net is literally re-wiring our brains
inducing only superficial understanding. As a consequence there are
profound changes in the way we live and communicate, remember and
socialise - even in our very conception of ourselves. By moving from
the depths of thought to the shallows of distraction, the web, it
seems, is actually fostering ignorance. The Shallows is not a
manifesto for luddites, nor does it seek to turn back the clock.
Rather it is a revelatory reminder of how far the Internet has become
enmeshed in our daily existence and is affecting the way we think.
This landmark book compels us all to look anew at our dependence on
this all-pervasive technology.
Nicholas Carr is the author of The Big Switch: Rewiring the
World, from Edison to Google. He is a contributor to the New York
Times, Guardian, Financial Times and Wired and was formerly the
executive editor of the Harvard Business Review. Nick blogs at www.
roughtype. com
