Nicholas Carr attended both Harvard University and Dartmoth
College. He began his career as an executive editor of the Harvard Business
Review and later began the Editorial Board of Advisors of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
He was first recognized for his article in Harvard
Business Review called “IT Doesn’t Matter.” After the popularity of this
article, Carr continued to write about the growing popularity and effects of
the Internet on society.
Nicholas Carr is interested in in writing about technology,
culture and economics. His previous books include The Big Switch: Rewiring
the World, Edison to Google, and Does IT Matter?. His recent
book, The Shallows: What the Internet is doing to our Brain is both a
New York Times bestseller and and Pulitzer Prize finalist.
Book Reviews:
"Absorbing and disturbing. We all joke about how the Internet is turning us, and especially our kids, into fast-twitch airheads incapable of profound cogitation. It's no joke, Mr. Carr insists, and he has me persuaded."
"Carr is a great writer... This is a must-read for any desk jockey concerned about the Web's deleterious effects on the mind. Grade: A." -Newsweek
"Here he looks to neurological science to gauge the organic impact of computers, citing fascinating experiments that contrast the neural pathways built by reading books versus those forged by surfing the hypnotic Internet."-Booklist
"Carr's fresh, lucid, and engaging assessment of our infatuation with the Web is provocative and revelatory."
"Required reading for anyone who wants a cogent, comprehensive, and thoroughly researched statement for the techno-fears that, in however inchoate a way, many of us have harbored for going on a few decades now."
"Carr has synthesized a wealth of cognitive research to illustrate how the Internet is changing the way we process information... He makes a convincing case that we are altering our brains with every ping and click-though."
Find out More About Carr:
Nicholas Carr's Offical Website
Nichlas Carr's Blog
Nicholas Carr's Wikipedia
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