Smarter than you think, how technology is changing our minds for the better, Clive Thompson
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Smarter than you think, how technology is changing our minds for the better, Clive Thompson
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-327) and index
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index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Smarter than you think
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bibliography
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Clive Thompson
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how technology is changing our minds for the better
Summary
In Smarter Than You Think Thompson shows that every technological innovation--from the written word to the printing press to the telegraph--has provoked the very same anxieties that plague us today. We panic that life will never be the same, that our attentions are eroding, that culture is being trivialized. But as in the past, we adapt--learning to use the new and retaining what's good of the old. It's about everyday users of technology and how our digital tools--from Google to Twitter to Facebook and smartphones--are giving us new ways to learn, talk, and share our ideas. Thompson harnesses the latest discoveries in social science to explore how digital technology taps into our long-standing habits of mind--pushing them in powerful new directions. Our thinking will continue to evolve as newer tools enter our lives
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adult
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