The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains

• Author(s): Nicholas Carr,
• Publisher: W. W. Norton
• Pages: 320
• ISBN_10: 0393358003
  ISBN_13: 9780393358001
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Science / Philosophy & Social Aspects , Computers / Internet / General , Computers / Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) , Science / Cognitive Science ,

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New York Times bestseller • Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize

"This is a book to shake up the world." —Ann Patchett

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 to read and think deeply? This 10th-anniversary edition includes a new afterword that brings the story up to date, with a deep examination of the cognitive and behavioral effects of smartphones and social media.

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