We recently featured a provocative interview with T. David Gordon about the problem of electronic distraction (Distracting Ourselves to Death, July 11, 2010) 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
NPR: Audio Interview with Nicholas Carr
Mars Hill Audio Journal 94: This particular issue of the MHAJ by Ken Myers features interviews with Maggie Jackson and Mark Bauerlein.
Mars Hill Audio Anthology: On Books & Reading, featuring extended interviews with Dana Gioia, Maggie Jackson, Eugene Peterson, Gregory Reynolds, and others
