Another book that is sitting on my shelf waiting to get read is "Rapture for the Geeks" which explores some of these ideas.
On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Joel Eden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would recommend Andy Clark's book Natural Born Cyborgs, where he > discusses the idea that "technology" has always been so tightly > integrated as part of all levels of thinking, cognition, etc, and it's > just that with digital, or "high tech" technology it becomes more > visible. Natural Born Cyborgs is the popular science version of his > work, so for those further interested, I would recommend his more > academic treatments of it, e.g. his new book, Supersizing the Mind. > > Natural Born Cyborgs: Minds, Technologies, and the Future of Human > Intelligence > > http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Born-Cyborgs-Technologies-Future-Intelligence/dp/0195177517/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228404504&sr=8-3 > > Supersizing the Mind: Embodiment, Action, and Cognitive Extension > > http://www.amazon.com/Supersizing-Mind-Embodiment-Cognitive-Philosophy/dp/0195333217/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228404541&sr=8-1 > > Joel > > > On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 10:01 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have recently come across a book written by Gary Small called "iBrain: > > Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind". > > The book is about the technologies that have become part of our daily > > lives are changing the way we think. According to a local newspaper the > > book tells us that ggogle and youtube actually makes us dumber. > > > > Key concepts of the book: > > *The brain's plasticity—its ability to change in response to stimuli from > > the environment—is well known. What has been less appreciated is how the > > expanding use of technology is shaping neural processing. > > > > *Young people are exposed to digital stimulation for several hours every > > day, and many older adults are not far behind. > > > > *Even using a computer for Web searches for just an hour a day changes > the > > way the brain processes information. A constant barrage of e-contacts is > > both stimulating—sharpening certain cognitive skills—and draining, > studies > > show. > > > > I have NOT yet bought the book but WILL do very soon. After reading its > > reviews, I highly recommend it. > > -- > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > -- ~ will "Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Will Evans | User Experience Architect tel: +1.617.281.1281 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] aim: semanticwill gtalk: semanticwill twitter: semanticwill skype: semanticwill --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
