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The Juggler's Brain

Ava Snyder, Hannah Kenney, and Kendra Harpold

the HIghbrowed Neanderthal

In the 7th chapter of Nicholas Carr's book "The Shallows", he discusses the fact that though the internet engages our neurons more than reading, the thinking done is shallow and simply a means to take in as much informations as possible. He refers to habitual internet users as "intellectual hunter-gatherers".

Working vs. Longterm

IDEAS

In The Shallows, Carr talks about the relationship between working memory and long-term memory. Working memory refers to the pieces of information in our brains right as they are happening. These get transferred to long term where they become part of a life-long collective data-base.

Faucets

Nicholas Carr uses an analogy to convey the differences in book learning and internet learning. He makes the argument that book learning is superior to internet learned information. He attributes this to the slow and linear progression of information derived from books compared to the quick and sometimes scattered methodology of the internet.

WHAT

the thimble and the bathtub

IQ

The analogy compared filling a bahtub with a thimble via a dripping faucet, versus with multiple gushing ones. The idea is that the drip allows a slow steady stream that the thimble can easily transfer. With all the other faucets going full blast , its near impossible to get any into the tub.

HYPER SPEED

Carr briefly describes the effects of hyperlinks on the readability of articles found on the internet. he cites various sources which give evidence that the presence of hyperlinks in text can dampen the absorption of the information contained therin.

tHIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON buZZFEED

Studies cited by Mr. Carr in his book have given evidence that the brain is more fully engaged while reading text with hyperlinks. Though this sounds like the more desirable option, it comes at a cost. It is theorized that the brain becomes so preoccupied with the choice of whether or not to follow the embeded links that it has difficulty focusing on retaining the information.

tHIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON buZZFEED

the fast and the furious

When we read a web page, we become readers of efficiency rather than readers of leisure. The duly noted "F" pattern of skimming web page after web page indicates that we browse for as much information as we can in as little time as possible. We read only the first couple letters of a sentence to find if it is of import and then if so, continue on until we feel we get the "just" of it. We see the words but do not truly read and comprehend them. It is all for the sake of "I want it all and I want it now."

the fast and the furious

Video games are good for you

Though it is theorized that the internet invariably leads to distraced and superficial learning, it is not all doom and gloom. It is shown that, like video games, the subjective and fast-paced nature of its landscape has led to much better hand-eye coordination, better multi-tasking, and more accurate snap-desicions. These skills can be invaluable in a tech based work environment

Video games are good for you

the internet now complies with the ADEA

The internet can even have health benefits. it is found that daily internet usage, like crossword puzzles, can help in the prevention of Alzheimer's. The multimedia nature of the internet stimulates a large number of lobes in the brain during its usage.

the internet now complies with the ADEA

Neither better nor worse

In his digression, Carr explains the Flynn effect. The Flynn effect is the trend of IQ scores increasing over time. Many would like to attribute this to the development of technology, however, it makes no sense that all of our ancestors were simply dull. Rather, Carr explains the phenomena as us beginning to use our brains differently. Neither we nor our "great-greats" were smarter than the other. Our brains have simply evolved to think differently based on what is necessitated by the time period in which we live.

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