Your brain on the internet, a statement that has been argued for almost a decade; between supporters of technology and non-supporters alike. A particular voice on the opinionated debate, Nicholas Carr author of The Shallows, voices his opinions in such a way that some consider him to be completely against technology; when in actuality Carr is only warning us of the effects it can have on our brains. The Shallows is a book that engages the reader in a very innovative. Inside the text, Carr uses both scientific fact and data to prove the points that are made, keeping information relevant.
Literature Review
Overall, Nicholas Carr’s The Shallows has received praise from numerous readers, ranging from the well-known N.P.R to your average Joe on …show more content…
Speaking from experience I can say that at first glance of the book the context in which Carr 's points are stated upset myself as I am an avid user and supporter of the technology. After further analysis of the book and several reviews by outside sources, I realized that Carr is only warning us about technology and what it was doing to our brains.
As a reader, you have to look at the book through the eyes of Carr himself, by paying attention to not only his personal endeavors but also scientific data that back up the claims made in the book. For instance, take a look at the chapter within The Shallows called “Search Memory”, this chapter discusses how as a species we have become less reliant on our own memory and more reliant on the technology that we now use to store our forms of memory such as writings, photos, and videos. Carr furthers his proof of these statements by discussing the ideas that were presented by Socrates a very renowned writer. According to Carr (2010), “Socrates was right. As people grew accustomed to writing down their thoughts and reading the thoughts others had written down, they became less dependent on the contents of their own memory” …show more content…
The answer is just about everyone as nowadays and even Carr himself admits that almost everything we do, write, and even capture get placed on the internet. According to Carr (2010), "people routinely talk about artificial memory as though it 's indistinguishable from biological memory" (p.205). This is an idea that I agree with as the internet is making our biological memory obsolete. Each of these ideals ties back into how Carr is trying to make the reader aware of the changes that are occurring and can
Literature Review
Overall, Nicholas Carr’s The Shallows has received praise from numerous readers, ranging from the well-known N.P.R to your average Joe on …show more content…
Speaking from experience I can say that at first glance of the book the context in which Carr 's points are stated upset myself as I am an avid user and supporter of the technology. After further analysis of the book and several reviews by outside sources, I realized that Carr is only warning us about technology and what it was doing to our brains.
As a reader, you have to look at the book through the eyes of Carr himself, by paying attention to not only his personal endeavors but also scientific data that back up the claims made in the book. For instance, take a look at the chapter within The Shallows called “Search Memory”, this chapter discusses how as a species we have become less reliant on our own memory and more reliant on the technology that we now use to store our forms of memory such as writings, photos, and videos. Carr furthers his proof of these statements by discussing the ideas that were presented by Socrates a very renowned writer. According to Carr (2010), “Socrates was right. As people grew accustomed to writing down their thoughts and reading the thoughts others had written down, they became less dependent on the contents of their own memory” …show more content…
The answer is just about everyone as nowadays and even Carr himself admits that almost everything we do, write, and even capture get placed on the internet. According to Carr (2010), "people routinely talk about artificial memory as though it 's indistinguishable from biological memory" (p.205). This is an idea that I agree with as the internet is making our biological memory obsolete. Each of these ideals ties back into how Carr is trying to make the reader aware of the changes that are occurring and can