Additional Resources on Distraction
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
July 12th, 2010 at 11:16 am
Heard an interview on NPR last week that links well with this show. It was with William Powers who has recently published ‘Hamlet’s BlackBerry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age’.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/28rd3sb
July 14th, 2010 at 9:39 am
Pretty ironic that at the bottom of that page is a list of Twitter entries… just saying!
August 23rd, 2010 at 3:28 am
The Shallows by Nicholas Carr was easily one of the best books I’ve read this year. It was followed up nicely with the WHI’s “Distracting Ourselves to Death” episode. Here is my review, if you are interested: http://my52books.com/?p=418
October 23rd, 2011 at 9:24 pm
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