Author Nicholas Carr on how the web is changing the wiring of today's minds. June 2, 2010— -- Many Americans now live their lives out on the web, in a swirl of e-mails, photos, Facebook updates, ...
Floating along on my bicycle on a daydream of a country road, up behind me came a man on a hissing e-bike, going fast, headed somewhere important. I thought at that speed — 25 miles an hour, I ...
Even if you don't click on a link, your eyes notice it, and your frontal cortex has to fire up a bunch of neurons to decide whether to click or not. You may not notice the little extra cognitive load ...
A doorway in Boston -- Burden's wheel -- The inventor and his clerk -- Digital millwork -- Goodbye, Mr. Gates -- The White City -- World Wide Computer -- From the many to the few -- The great ...