In the article Is Google Making Us Stupid by Nicholas Carr, published in, The Atlantic Monthly, Nicholas uses opinion based facts to defend his theory that this generation 's intelligence is being extinguished by the internet. His opinion towards our generation can be summarized by the term Juvenoia: “ the fear or hostility directed by an older generation toward a younger one, or toward youth culture in general” a term coined by David Finkelhor. This “fear or hostility” that Carr directs toward our generation is based on the beliefs and technology he grew up with. However, Carr bases his opinions on the comparison of our generation to his. This comparison being “research that once required days in the stacks or periodical rooms of libraries can now be done in minutes”(Carr par 3). Initially, Nicholas Carr is stating that our availability to this information is making us lethargic, “stupid”, and unwilling to learn. This availability to
In her article In Defense of Wikipedia, Diane Murley argues that the academia has cause to revise its opinion on Wikipedia as a scholarly tool. The article is a feature of the Law Library Journal, the edition was published in 2008.
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“Is Google Making Us Stupid” is an article written by Nicholas Carr, where Carr tries to make the point that our ability to read books and other long pieces of information is being affected by the internet's ability to become our primary source of information. Carr States (2008) “And what the net seems to be doing is chipping away my capacity for concentration and contemplation”(p.610).Even though the internet offers a highly efficiencient way of knowledge, it also melts our brain's ability to learn by experience. Carr starts by sharing a problem with the us about how he can hardly focus anymore when reading more the three or four pages. Carr goes on to prove how information on the internet is meant to be consis, and meant to get the point
In the article, “Stop Googling. Let’s Talk.” by Sherry Turkle, it talks about how the impact of phones and technology has on our conversations and interactions with people. Turkle talks about how now a days people divide their attention between multiple things, but the main two examples she uses are phones and conversations. By diving their attention, people rarely dive into deep conversations. They tend to have shallow conversations with people because they are constantly checking their phones at every vibrate or ring, which, in shallow conversations allows them to go in and out of the conversation without missing any important details. Turkle states that, “the mere presence of a phone on a table between them (two people) or in the periphery of their vision changes both what they talk about and the degree of connection they feel.” While this may be true, along with the other studies on how technology is detrimental to society, there as also positives aspects that contribute to society as well.
William Badke assessment of the article by Nicholas Carr “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” has a unique twist. As an associate librarian at Trinity Western University, he feels online search engines like Google or Yahoo restricts profound thought and retrains comprehension. Badke states “we can keyword search right to the best stuff without reading much of the book itself.” (online) He accepts research by Gary Small and Gigi Vorgan called iBrain, which submits the brain, adapts to the surrounding environment. IBrain coins the phrase “digital native” and “digital immigrants (newcomers to the digital world) to compare how the brain operates in each setting. This research is producing a new generation, Net generation or “IBrain generation” causing
In the world of today, the Internet is everywhere. It helps us collect information and stay connected. But is it worth it? Nicholas Carr shares his thoughts in his book, The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains. He believes that people are becoming more shallow minded individuals with the use of the Internet. Ever since the Internet became widely and constantly used, people are finding it harder to concentrate, and therefore only scanning information, instead of looking in depth, as well as feeling the urge to take in more and more information. I agree with Carr’s beliefs because this is an unnatural and simplified way of thinking, and it will only get worse with the inevitable advances in technology that are yet to come.
In middle school, I was given several assignments similar to the one Mrs. Giet had given. However, these subsequent assignments did not have the restriction of using only books for research. My next activities allowed use of the Internet for gathering data. When I set out on my quest for information, I would begin with my assigned topic, but there was so much information coming my way. For example, I was searching for information on “World War 2” and that search led me to a link about the Cold War, which then led me down the path to the race to space between Russia and America. So much information available, and it was very intriguing. This was the first time I can strongly remember using the Internet to look up information that I was interested in. It was not just an assignment for school, but rather something just for
When was the last time you read a blog post, watched a video, listened to a podcast or engaged with a piece of content of any format and thought “wow, that was an amazing piece of content that will help me solve the problem that has been stressing me out lately”?
“We’re the best of our kind [university and state museum] in this hemisphere. I truly believe that,” stated J.C. Dickinson, former director of the Florida Museum of Natural History. The Florida Museum of Natural History started in 1891 with research collections and donations. Now the Florida Museum of Natural History is full of community involvement events, indoor/outdoor exhibits, and opportunities to experience nature first hand. The opportunities are endless once entering the Museum. The environment of the Museum creatively stands out as an amazing place to learn. The Museum has the capability to inspire people to tour the Museum open-mindedly, taking in the realistic 3D versions of Florida’s history. The Museum is “inspiring people
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In Nicholas Carr’s essay, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” the writer states the importance of how the internet has a huge impact on people's life in different ways. Carr explains how it's so easy for anyone to search anything with just a click of a button. He reveals that one can't stop reading books altogether instead they read online changing the way they think. A research . shows that people using a website has developed a new way to read called skimming. They don't read word from word instead they just for one page to another. In the end, he describes how we need to teach our minds how to understand longer passages again.
As a college student, I am always keeping myself updated with different new university policies because many policies are impacting my college life. Although many policies are impacting me in school, college tuition is the most important to me. The increase of college tuition at U.C and CSU will cause many problems for students. The school administration thinks that is the time to increase student tuition, but students will not benefit from the increase. Therefore, my paper will offer a utilitarian evaluation of the recent CSU and UC increase in tuition, it will show that said policy is unethical from a business and social standpoint.
Some people may believe that the internet is changing the world in a bad way. In the article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” the author, Nicholas Carr, talks about how he believes that the internet could be taking over the world. Carr believes that the world relies on the internet entirely too much. To some people, his argument could seem valid because almost everyone in today’s technological driven world look towards the internet and search engines like Google to answer their questions rather than trying to figure it out themselves and learning from their journey to find the answer. Carr believes that this use of the prominent use of the internet is clearly changing the way that human’s think. In contrast, others may believe that his argument
When new technologies are integrated into the classroom both teachers and students need to become accustomed to it before they can fully reap the benefits. Because of this, "teachers' first technology projects generate excitement but often little content learning. Often it takes a few years until teachers can use technology effectively in core subject areas (Goldman, Cole, & Syer, 1999)."