How Internet Changes Our Attention Span
Carr, Nicholas. “Is Google making us stupid: What the internet is doing to our brains.” (2008).
The author applies his knowledge on technology to hypothesize the impact of internet to researchers. I will benefit on Carr’s research when determining if reading from the internet is more adorable as compared to printed sources. The article is essential as it identifies the pros and cons of the internet and printed books. The article concludes on internet being a shallower source as compared to the printed books.
Healy, Ben. The Benefits of a Short Attention Span: Chronic distraction has its upsides. The Atlantic, Dec. 2018, www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/12/attention-please/573904/. Accessed on 25 June 2020.
The article focuses on how devices attract the attention of individuals especially with the portable devices. The author makes the article useful by exploring the distractions caused by websites blocks, attracting the attention of users. Therefore, the article will be vital when exploring on how advancement in technology has caused time passage to many people. This article will help to reveal if technology is effective when trying to manage time in today’s lives.
Lorenz-Spreen, Philipp, et al. “Accelerating dynamics of collective attention.” Nature communications 10.1 (2019): 1-9.
The authors are researchers who hypothesize their knowledge on nature of communication. I find the article useful as it explores on how news is spread through use of smart phones. The article argues that the reaction on social media are currently spreading as public discussion are accelerating. Therefore, research by the authors will help to determine how content production and consumption is impacted through technological devices.
Uncapher, Melina R., and Anthony D. Wagner. “Minds and brains of media multitaskers: Current findings and future directions.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115.40 (2018): 9889-9896.
The authors are researchers who combine their knowledge on technology and media. I will apply their research on the two elements to fathom their significant in our daily lives. The authors argue that individual’s use of unique brain patterns can be applied to structure the media system. Research from the article concludes that the current world is equipped with internet that can keep a dynamic media system. Therefore, the article will be helpful to comprehend on how such technology impact the media today.
Works Cited
Carr, Nicholas. “Is Google making us stupid: What the internet is doing to our brains.” (2008).
Healy, Ben. The Benefits of a Short Attention Span: Chronic distraction has its upsides. The Atlantic, Dec. 2018, www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/12/attention-please/573904/. Accessed on 25 June 2020.
Lorenz-Spreen, Philipp, et al. “Accelerating dynamics of collective attention.” Nature communications 10.1 (2019): 1-9.
Uncapher, Melina R., and Anthony D. Wagner. “Minds and brains of media multitaskers: Current findings and future directions.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115.40 (2018): 9889-9896.