Future minds [electronic resource] : how the digital age is changing our minds, why this matters, and what we can do about it / Richard Watson.
2010
BF311 .W294 2010eb
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Future minds [electronic resource] : how the digital age is changing our minds, why this matters, and what we can do about it / Richard Watson.
Author
Watson, Richard, 1961-
ISBN
9781857884586 (electronic bk.)
9781857885491
185788549X
9781857885491
185788549X
Publication Details
London ; Boston : Nicholas Brealey Pub., 2010.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (ix, 213 p.)
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BF311 .W294 2010eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
303.48/33
Summary
"We are on the cusp of a revolution. Mobile phones, computers and iPods are commonplace in hundreds of millions of households worldwide, influencing how we think and shaping how we interact. In the future, smart machines will compete with clever people for employment and even human affection. We are shifting to a world where knowledge will be automated and people will be rewarded instead as conceptual and creative thinkers. Hence being able to think and act in ways that machines cannot will become vital. Ideas are the currency of this new economy and curiosity and imagination are among the key raw materials. But what happens to the rigour of our thinking in a world where we never really sit still or completely switch off? What are some of the unexpected consequences of digital information on the 100 billion cells and quadrillion connections inside our brains? Future Minds illustrates how to maximise the potential of digital technology and minimise its greatest downside, addressing the future of thinking and how we can ensure that we unleash the extraordinary potential of the human mind."--Publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
How the digital era is changing our minds. The rise of the screenager ; Pre-teens: an apple for every teacher
Why this matters. Thinking about thinking ; The sex life of ideas ; Thinking spaces
What we can do about it. How the clear a blocked brain ; Future minds
A taste of future minds: 10 predictions.
Why this matters. Thinking about thinking ; The sex life of ideas ; Thinking spaces
What we can do about it. How the clear a blocked brain ; Future minds
A taste of future minds: 10 predictions.