Our Brains and Our Screens

In 2011 Nicholas Carr published a book called The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains. I read it some years ago and thought it was quite helpful. Although the internet was in full swing back in 2011, things have changed to some extent. Back then, more people went online using their computers …

Internet Moderation and Online Research

I've blogged on this book before: The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr.  One part of the book that sticks out to me is where Carr talks about the research which proves that the way we often use the internet is actually detrimental to our thinking and long-term memory.  …

The Internet and Our Brains

This is a book worth reading if you want to learn the how the internet affects our thinking: Nicholas Carr, The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains.  I'm not quite finished with it, so I'll reserve all my comments for later.  Here's a helpful quote to give you an idea of the …