Does The Internet Make You Smarter

Clay Shirky explains about what we as a society are going through with the media revolution. He mentions how this revolution scared Americans on the idea that “we are getting dumber “ when it is just a social change. He compares it to the revolution of literature when the printing press was first invented there were many fears of how society would continue. Just like we made it through the revolution of literature. Clay Shirky is confident that we will make it through this media revolution. He talks about three reasons why people fear this revolution and then gives us three reasons why we should not fear but embrace the revolution. He does express a concern that there will have to come up with a response to help shape this revolution. He also

The internet is an excellent place to explore our mind and put our thoughts together; however, it also has a negative effect to our brains, and the more we use it the more it decrease our intelligence. In this essay “Does the Internet Make You Smarter or Dumber?” by Nicholas Carr, he argues about the immoral side of the internet. According to Carr, “When we’re constantly distracted and interrupted, as we tend to be online, our brains are unable to forge the strong and expansive neural connections that give depth and distinctiveness to our thinking” (22). Carr’s pint of view about the internet is that it does not make us smarter in any way; if anything it make us dense and slow. Scientific study have shown that most people who stayed on the internet quit a lot are more likely to damage their brains mentally. According to Carr, the internet is also a place to waste our time. Carr backed up his arguments with studies from scientists, researches and even books. In these essay, Carr’s appeals to logic and understanding is the strongest; whereas his appeals to ethos and his appeals to pathos are finite.

In “ Does the Internet Make You Smarter or dumber?” by Nicholas Carr, Carr argues that not only is using the internet for education not necessary but that it is also harmful. Carr’s thesis says that the internet is bad because it distracts us, affects our cognitive thinking, and can have long term effects. Carr supports his argument by citing professional psychologists and many studies, creating scenarios in the reader's mind of robotic people, and uses logical arguments against the use of the internet.

In Nicholas Carr article titled “Does the Internet Make You Dumber”, uses Ethos, logos and pathos appeal throughout his article to convince his audience that the internet make you dumber.

Advancements in technology have made our lives significantly easier to live. With the invention of the Internet, education is enhanced, communication is made easier and quicker, and is the platform for greatness in the younger generation. However, an author by the name of Nicholas Carr argues that the Internet is changing the way we think and work for the worst, in his article, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”. Carr suggests that as the Internet becomes our primary source of information, it begins to affect our ability to read books and other pieces of writing. Based on the topic of technology and how it has affected society’s minds, many intellectuals have both challenged and adhered to Carr’s article. Through this article, I plan to expose these articles written by Steven Pinker and Clay Shirky, that correlate to Nicholas Carr’s text; critically evaluate their strategy in writing, and then provide my opinion on the subject.

Do you believe the Internet changes the way the mind develops? The internet is making us look at the world in a more unclear way. As a today’s generation people depends on too much technology. However, there are two articles that provides two different perspectives about the issues. In the first article, “Why Google Isn’t Making Us Stupid… or Smart” by Chad Wellmon, he talks to us about how Google is not actually making us stupid. In fact, Wellmon gives us a different point of view about how the Internet has helped us out in many different ways. In the second article, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr, he give us great reasons for why he feels Google isn't making us any smarter. Carr fears that the Internet will soon brainwash

However, several students are not utilizing technology to the full beneficial extent that they could. Instead they are clicking on whatever appears on the first couple of suggestions Google has presented without checking the credibility. Unfortunately, websites like Wikipedia.org or certain news pages like catholic.org are not presenting correct information or they are excluding facts and molding the story a little more different. The Internet could not be filtered and students have to enter a world of “lies, garbage, and pornography” (Source E). However, sometimes students are not able to differentiate and end up believing the “alternative facts” that then harm their learning. As, schools block songs and math tutorials ironically on Youtube; students find the new loops right away. Therefore, so not only should teachers teach the curriculum but what websites and what sources are the most unbiased and accurate. Taking into consideration that there are literally one billion websites, it’s vital to teach students what information would be appropriate in their work before they state a fact that is not

The new era of technology led to major developments in the evolution of mass media, worldwide. In our society, we originally communicated orally before the Internet and wireless devices existed. Individuals relied on traditional forms of mass media, such as the television, radio, newspapers, and magazines, to attain knowledge of the outside world. Thereafter, the development of new forms mass media evolved, and we were introduced to the Internet and other wireless communication devices such as IPads and tablets, smart phones and social media sites. Regardless of the rise and fall in popularity of certain forms of mass media, the evolution of mass media influenced the American culture greatly.

He asks us, “Is the internet making us smarter?” Shirky made a point and said that “Wikipedia took the idea of peer review and applied it to volunteers on a global scale…” Wikipedia became the most essential English resource. Wikipedia holds around 100 million hours of human thought. This means that whatever we search in Wikipedia can be found; you can instantly have access to definitions and encyclopedia on just about anything.

A. Attention Getter: How many of you have ever said, “Google it!” or “look it up on YouTube”? I’m sure you’ve all said it more times than you can count, but imagine a world where neither site exists. No Google, no YouTube--weird, right? Now, imagine the Internet—one of the United State’s most robust and growing industries, without Wikipedia, Google, Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube—even harder to fathom.

Is the internet making us smarter or dumber? People continuously argue whether this rise of electronic use and internet in our lives is a negative or positive aspect. In June 5, 2010 Wall Street Journal article, Nicholas Carr raises and answer the intriguing question,“Does the Internet Make You Dumber?”Nicholas Carr argues that the internet has bad effects on our brain. He says that the internet makes it harder to remember anything, and that is harder to move memories into long term memory. Those who are continually distracted by emails, alerts, and text messages understand less than a person who can concentrate. Nicholas Carr points that the internet can change the way our brain acts. He states that those who use the internet are shallow, and the internet is causing irreversible damage to our thought processes and making us stupid. A week later, Steven Pinker counters Nicholas Carr’s assertions in his own New York Time article,“Mind Over Mass Media.”He argues that electronic technologies are not as horrible as some may make it seem, and he starts his article by addressing how“New forms of media have always caused moral panics”(199). Throughout his article, Pinker explains why critics, who accuse electronic technology as harming to human intelligence, are wrong. He suggests that,“these technologies are the only things that will keep us smart”(200). Through media and social networking, the internet brings people closer together and provides convenience for people’s life.

In his article, The Mediatisation of Society Theory, Hjarvard (2008) deduces that media simultaneously become an integrated part of society, not to mention the existence of new media like the Internet. In fact, this integration of Internet into our daily life has made us live in the digital age where information is shared in real time and in global context. Castells (2007) even argues that in this digital age, people are able to expand their local communication activities to

In the July-August 2008 Atlantic magazine, Nicholas Carr published "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" (http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200807/google). In this article Nicolas Carr argues that the internet is changing how one thinks, and how it is causing a bad effect on one’s brain. I have to disagree. Although the internet is constantly changing, it helps in a positive way. Firstly, google has become a great resource for educational purposes. Secondly, the internet has become a great resource for intercultural experiences. Due to the general population spending most of their time on computer’s and smart phones, this information is accessible to us whenever needed.

People are adapting, and changing their approach of how they seek knowledge: From hours, and hours of researching in the library to find information, to a five-second research on the internet with a click of a button? In an ever-changing world, humans are evolving with the ease of technology. The google search engine allows the users to search anything with the tip of their fingers. The World Wide Web has billions of website with information. People can search anything they want to know about. The innovation of the Google search engine surpassed its competitors because of its sophisticated algorithm. Is the Google search engine changing the way we think? Some people believe Google is making people stupid because

The purpose of this research study was to conduct more research on the use and outcomes of using the features found on YouTube. This study was needed because personal learning styles differ from learner to learner. Instructors must find the best method to deliver content to learners in order to produce successful learning outcomes. The research study hopes to draw conclusions on student attitudes towards using YouTube as a supplement to instruction in online, hybrid, and web-assisted courses.