Additional Resources on Distraction
This week on the WHI, we’re featuring a provocative interview with T. David Gordon about the problem of electronic distraction, which is making thoughtful reading, sincere reflection and real concentration increasingly difficult. The program was inspired in part by two documentaries produced by Frontline, both of which are available free online:
Frontline: Digital Nation
Frontline: Growing Up Online
Here are some additional books and articles for further reading on this subject:
The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains, by Nicholas Carr
The Dumbest Generation, by Mark Bauerlein
The Atlantic: Is Google Making us Stupid?, by Nicholas Carr
The New York Times: Literacy Debate: Online, R U Really Reading?, by Motoko Rich
NPR: The Shallows: Has The Internet Rewired Your Brain, by Oscar Villalon
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