The Shallows : How the Internet Is Changing the Way We Think, Read and Remember Donna Leon C is for cookie…and Cookie

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The Shallows : How the Internet Is Changing the Way We Think, Read and Remember Donna Leon C is for cookie…and CookieIs our constant exposure to electronic stimuli good for us? Can we transform the data we receive into the knowledge we need? Are we swapping deep understanding for shallow distractions? In this book, Nicholas Carr argues that our constant exposure to multiple and faster data streams is changing the way our brains are wired. This change, which is due to the inherent plasticity of the brain, tends to reduce our capacity to absorb and retain what we