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Jun 5, 2010 · A growing body of scientific evidence suggests that the Internet, with its constant distractions and interruptions, is turning us into scattered and superficial thinkers, says Nicholas Carr.
Does the Internet Make You Dumber? The cognitive effects are measurable: We're turning into shallow thinkers, says Nicholas Carr. The Roman philosopher Seneca may have put it best 2,000 years ago: "To be everywhere is to be nowhere." Today, the Internet grants us easy access to unprecedented amounts of information. But a growing body of
Jun 7, 2010 · On Saturday, for instance, there were two essays in the Wall Street Journal debating whether the Internet makes you smart or dumb. Arguing that Internet makes you smarter was Clay Shirky, author ...
Unit 1 - Education in America and Rhetoric. Nicholas Carr's "Does the Internet Make You Dumber?" To print or download this file, click the link below: Does the Internet Make You Dumber_ - WSJ.pdf — PDF document, 323 KB (331595 bytes)
Jun 6, 2010 · Friday's Wall Street Journal ran an interesting feature: side-by-side articles on whether the internet makes you smarter or dumber. Clay Shirky advocated smarter, while Nicholas Carr (who's in the news for the release of his latest book) argued for dumber. My answer to the question? Yes, it does.
Jun 8, 2010 · Nicholas Carr argued on Saturday in The Wall Street Journal that the Internet is making us dumber and on Monday The New York Times had a front-page feature on the mental price we pay for our...
In this article, Nicolas Carr’s Does the Internet make you dumber? (2010) and Clay Shirky’s Does the Internet make you smarter? (2010) are critically reviewed. This review does not summarize the contents of the articles, but rather analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of both author’s arguments.
