Is Google Making Us Crazy
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Clyde Long
English 1
"Is Google Making Us Stupid?
( "Is Google Making Us Stupid?") is a magazine article by technology
writer
Nicholas G. Carr
highly critical of the Internet's effect on
cognition
. It
was published in the July/August 2008 edition of
The Atlantic
magazine as
a sixpage cover story.
Carr's main argument is that the Internet might have detrimental effects on
cognition that diminish the capacity for concentration and contemplation.
Despite the title, the article is not specifically targeted at
Google
, but more
at the cognitive impact of the
Internet World Wide Web
and
.
Carr expanded his argument in
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing
to Our Brains
, a book published by
W. W. Norton
in June 2010.
The essay was extensively discussed in the media and the
blogosphere
,
with reactions to Carr's argument being polarised. In Carr's view, reading
on the Internet is generally of a shallower form in comparison with reading
from printed books in which he believes a more intense and sustained form
of reading is exercised.
Elsewhere in the media, the Internet's impact on memory retention was
discussed; and, at the online scientific magazine
Edge
, several argued that
it was ultimately the responsibility of individuals to monitor their Internet
usage so that it does not impact their cognition.
While longterm psychological and neurological studies have yet to yield
definitive results justifying Carr's argument, a few studies have provided
glimpses into the changing cognitive habits of Internet users.
While Carr attempts through ethos, pathos and logos to convince readers
the validity of his argument that due to Google and the rise of digital texts
people are no longer able to focus on longer texts because the way they
think has changed, the weak use of ethos undermines the use of logos and ...
English 1
"Is Google Making Us Stupid?
( "Is Google Making Us Stupid?") is a magazine article by technology
writer
Nicholas G. Carr
highly critical of the Internet's effect on
cognition
. It
was published in the July/August 2008 edition of
The Atlantic
magazine as
a sixpage cover story.
Carr's main argument is that the Internet might have detrimental effects on
cognition that diminish the capacity for concentration and contemplation.
Despite the title, the article is not specifically targeted at
Google
, but more
at the cognitive impact of the
Internet World Wide Web
and
.
Carr expanded his argument in
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing
to Our Brains
, a book published by
W. W. Norton
in June 2010.
The essay was extensively discussed in the media and the
blogosphere
,
with reactions to Carr's argument being polarised. In Carr's view, reading
on the Internet is generally of a shallower form in comparison with reading
from printed books in which he believes a more intense and sustained form
of reading is exercised.
Elsewhere in the media, the Internet's impact on memory retention was
discussed; and, at the online scientific magazine
Edge
, several argued that
it was ultimately the responsibility of individuals to monitor their Internet
usage so that it does not impact their cognition.
While longterm psychological and neurological studies have yet to yield
definitive results justifying Carr's argument, a few studies have provided
glimpses into the changing cognitive habits of Internet users.
While Carr attempts through ethos, pathos and logos to convince readers
the validity of his argument that due to Google and the rise of digital texts
people are no longer able to focus on longer texts because the way they
think has changed, the weak use of ethos undermines the use of logos and ...