Is Technology Making Us More Intelligent? “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr and “Smarter Than You Think” by Clive Thompson are two articles that discuss the question of how technology is affecting our brains. Both readings express their arguments on whether or not technology is affecting our brain and how it is occurring. Nicholas Carr supports the idea that technology is negatively changing the way we think because people cannot concentrate as long and it scatters our attention. However, Clive Thompson persuades readers that technology is doing more good than harm to society if we know when to rely on technology and how its digital tools actually help us retain more information. Although each author justifies their claims, Carr’s
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Now that technology has become a huge part in our society, it is very easy to get information fast from the internet, so people turn to it for that reason. “Research that once required days in the stacks or periodical rooms of libraries can now be done in minutes” (314). People don’t go to the library as much as they used to back in the day to do research because information can be attained by the touch of a button. People rely on technology for anything nowadays whether it is for the forecast, research, or communication. Carr suggests to readers that the internet is something to rely on while Thompson disagrees that people should not always rely on it. Thompson on the other hand, expresses the importance of how people need to know when to rely on technology and when not to. Technology can be very helpful at times when needed, but people tend to use it too much. “One of the great challenges of today’s digital thinking tools is knowing when not to use them, when to rely on the powers of older and slower technologies, like paper and books” (355). People tend to use technology so much that they would not know what to do if it was no longer available. Everyone needs to know how to do real research in a library instead of being spoon-fed and relying on a
Now that technology has become a huge part in our society, it is very easy to get information fast from the internet, so people turn to it for that reason. “Research that once required days in the stacks or periodical rooms of libraries can now be done in minutes” (314). People don’t go to the library as much as they used to back in the day to do research because information can be attained by the touch of a button. People rely on technology for anything nowadays whether it is for the forecast, research, or communication. Carr suggests to readers that the internet is something to rely on while Thompson disagrees that people should not always rely on it. Thompson on the other hand, expresses the importance of how people need to know when to rely on technology and when not to. Technology can be very helpful at times when needed, but people tend to use it too much. “One of the great challenges of today’s digital thinking tools is knowing when not to use them, when to rely on the powers of older and slower technologies, like paper and books” (355). People tend to use technology so much that they would not know what to do if it was no longer available. Everyone needs to know how to do real research in a library instead of being spoon-fed and relying on a