In this ground-breaking book on the power of the Internet, Nicholas Carr argues that not since Gutenberg invented printing has humanity been exposed to such a mind-altering technology. He 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 socialize, 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.
