Tag Archives: The Shallows

Chapter 8 & 9- Are you a Google-ian?

Posted on February 20, 2012 by David Heo

In this week’s reading of chapter eight and nine of Nicholas Carr’s book, “The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains” he interestingly discuss about intelligence and the foundation of Google. I found the foundation of Google and … Continue reading →

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Reading Log

Posted on February 19, 2012 by james.selig

For this reading log, I’d like to focus on Chapter 6 of The Shallows. I thought the anecdotes on pages 102-103 about how people felt after first reading on a Kindle were especially intriguing. On 103, Steven Johnson states “I … Continue reading →

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Free Choice

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Conrad

Today the internet can be accessed from nearly anywhere. Technology and production costs have been rapidly advancing for the past few years and we find ourselves at a unique point in history. For the first time ever, we have a … Continue reading →

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The Internet

Posted on February 13, 2012 by michelle.persico

While reading Nicholas Carr’s The Shallows, I am realizing that he is right in a lot of what he says. At this moment, I have my Facebook page open and I am going back and forth between tabs. He is … Continue reading →

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Intellectual Technology

Posted on February 12, 2012 by jc127929

Without a shadow of a doubt, the internet, and technology as a whole, has affected the very way we live. When I was only five, my first taste of technology came in the form of the television and video games … Continue reading →

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The Shallows

Posted on February 11, 2012 by james.selig

Reading Nicholas Carr’s The Shallows has been an interesting experience for me because I can identify with what he writes about. I first started using a computer when I was about eight years old, and in retrospect, I must admit … Continue reading →

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