"Is Google Making Us Stupid"

In July/August issue of Atlantic Monthly is this interesting article by Nicholas Carr on how our pervasive use of the Internet may be changing the structures of our brains and how we interact with and process information. Carr, author of The Big Switch, discusses changes he's observed in his own reading habits and those of his friends, recent neurological research, and historical changes brought about by inventions such as the printing press, the mechanical clock, the typewriter and the assembly line. He is concerned by the technologization of our thinking processes and the loss of mental space for contemplation. The article reminded me of the warnings of Quentin Schultze and Sven Birkerts.