Title: How the Internet is making us stupid
Headings: How the Internet is making us stupid
How the Internet is making us stupid
Content: How the Internet is making us stupid
How the Internet is making us stupid
Nicholas Carr, author of The Shallows, asks if the Internet is changing the way we think. By Nicholas Carr 27 August 2010 • 11:00pm
Is the Internet changing the way we think? Credit: Photo: ALAMY
Although the world wide web has been around for just 20 years, it is hard to imagine life without it. It has given us instant access to vast amounts of information, and we’re able to stay in touch with friends and colleagues more or less continuously. But our dependence on the internet has a dark side. A growing body of scientific evidence suggests that the net, with its constant distractions and interruptions, is turning us into scattered and superficial thinkers. I’ve been studying this research for the past three years, in the course of writing my new book The Shallows: How the Internet Is Changing the Way We Think, Read and Remember.