The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
Though rather unsettling, The Shallows is Nicholas Carr’s investigation of the way technology and the internet hijack our brain’s ability to function. Capitalizing on the brain’s incredible plasticity, technology has steered us from deep, extended contemplation into a world of jumpy, scattered thought. Don’t believe him? Just see how long you can read without checking your phone.