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Updated on Feb 24, 11
Created on May 11, 08
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Digital media are overwhelming our consciousness and eclipsing our capacity for reflection.
2003 study by UC Berkeley researchers - Peter Lyman and Hal Varian.
Too much information.
For anyone connected to a digital network of any kind that’s either a fact of modern life or a hazard waiting in the wings.
However, a writer in the Op-Ed section of this morning’s Post believes that the “information avalanche” ena
In the radio discussion, Carr maintained that there was basically nothing we could do about the ongoing and worsening dumbing-down of our civilization. I find his pessimism depressing and fatalistic. As I pointed out on Edge.org, if we cannot focus well
When in doubt, blame the latest technology. Socrates thought the advent of writing would wreak havoc on the powers of the mind. Christian theologians denounced the printing press as the work of the devil. The invention of the telephone was supposed to mak
Part 2: Information Overload
Trying to organize the information deluge can be a challenge. Fancy new software might help, but it does take some self control. Such is the life of a working professional in the technological age. So much information, so little time to make sense of it. We examined the growing problem of information overload, and how it's affecting our ability to relate to each other.
59 items | 29 visits
This is a list for keeping track of items about information overload.
Updated on Feb 24, 11
Created on May 11, 08
Category: Cultures & Community
URL: