Distracted The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age |
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Author:
| Jackson, Maggie |
Foreword by:
| McKibben, Bill |
ISBN: | 978-1-59102-623-5 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2008 |
Publisher: | Prometheus Books, Publishers
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $25.99 |
Book Description:
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Explores the many ways in which we are eroding our capacity for deep, sustained attention - the building block of intimacy, wisdom, and cultural progress. This title introduces us to scientists, cartographers, educators, wired teens, virtual lovers from the telegraph age, and roboticists building smart machines to comfort and care for us.
Explores the many ways in which we are eroding our capacity for deep, sustained attention - the building block of intimacy, wisdom, and cultural progress. This title introduces us to scientists, cartographers, educators, wired teens, virtual lovers from the telegraph age, and roboticists building smart machines to comfort and care for us.