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We may not think about is but when people uses technology they’re changing their brains pathways. In the article 10 Big Ways That Technology Affects Your Brain by Aniya Wells writs “Brains are malleable” and with our technology experiences “we’re actually changing the physical shape of our brains” which can lead “to a decrease in sense of

Large companies like Google and Bing have made finding things you are looking for several times easier. Despite all these wonderful improvements, there are always some downsides. At the right time and place, technology can be used effectively and proficiently. Sometimes, however, it is unnecessary and downright stupid to use in certain circumstances. For example, texting someone and notifying them of an important event can be useful, but not when you text your friend' "Hey," when you are sitting right next to them. People are going as far as making AI, or artificial intelligence in order to interact with someone, despite there being 7 billion other people on the planet. Professional or hardcore gamers have gone to extremes in order to keep their career and or reputation afloat. They are willing to stare at a screen for days at a time, barely eating or drinking, all while wearing an adult diaper, only doing it to reach 1st place on the leaderboards. Technology has not only affected how we act, but how we think as well. In the novel, Carr talks about the idea of neuroplasticity, which is the concept of the brain being able to

There is a huge price we pay for assuming that technology is an inanimate vesicle thing. To not recognize the impact such devices have on our brains is a naive thing to do. Based on the research that Nicholas G. Carr presented in his book The Shallows the human brain is becoming more disorganized and less focused at the task at hand wanting mostly immediate gratification. There is a good and bad side to everything and tecnology is not to be taken lightly and can be abused just as easily as anything else and can abuse us in return.

The author addresses the undeniable issues of society’s constant connection to technology. The brain can develop imbalances, for example, deficits in ability to concentrate, short attention, memory span, and emotional disturbances, such as depression (Gwinn

Calculators, registers, computers, and robots are all examples of machines or a type of technology that relieve our minds from thinking or doing work. Look in your pockets and you might find a piece of technology, in which we may call a cellphone, hidden. Notice how we always carry a piece of technology with us. Without the device, or cellphone, that we have with us most of the day, we couldn’t remember numbers, look up information, or find out how to get to places by using the phones global positioning system or GPS. This leads to the question on how much we actually think or do. The use of technology affects the way our minds work in habits, thinking, and even interactions.

Kids, teens and adults are now constantly navigating the internet or using some sort of technology. In the article “Is the Onslaught Making Us Crazy” by Tony Dokoupil, different psychologist claim that technology has a bad influence on the human mind. Throughout the text, real life examples, showing psychological breakdowns, are used to support the statement.

Humans have been in a race for intellectual superiority against themselves for their entire existence. Whether it was the Cold War or the Space Race, humans have aspired for intellectual superiority. Even after World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union attempted to lure NAZI scientists to help win the Cold War. However, during the twenty-first century, the best way to become the most intellectual is through the combined use of humans and technology. In the essay “Smarter than You Think: How Technology Is Changing Our Minds for the Better”, Clive Thompson says, “At [technology’s] best, today’s digital tools help [humans] see more, retain more, communicate more” (347).

In “Attention Deficit: The Brain Syndrome of Our Era,” Richard Restak considers the effect of technology on our brains. As we process increasing amounts of information at ever-faster speeds, Restak argues that our brains are undergoing “profound alterations” in order to adapt to the changing needs of our modern world. As technology connects us to more people, places, and information than ever before, Restak warns that we are losing important cognitive functions, in particular our ability to focus and concentrate. However Restak fails to mention that technology has created significant affordances as well. Allowing society to advance as a whole, via social media, e-mail, cell phones, and other various communications. Technology is reshaping our habits of mind.Yes technology created a slight defect to the mind but many advantages came about using technology as an asset.

Clive Thompson’s “Smarter Than You Think” reflects upon the idea that technology is her to help us more than we think, rather than the popular belief that technology is ruining the way we think. Thompson believes that the pair between human and technology is making us smarter. Along with that, our minds are slowly adapting to the use of technology, advancing our thinking. Lastly, the relationship between technology and human, has brought humanity closer than ever with the ability to communicate with anyone, anywhere, at any time. Clive Thomason believes the stronger the bond between humans and technology, the smarter we can become; I also alongside with Thompson believe this is true, and if so us as humans need to embrace the use of

With new technological advancements occurring more rapidly each year, it is no surprise that there is an extensive conversation about how these new progressions impact the brain’s development and cognition. One trend is evident: there is a universal acknowledgment that technology is indeed changing the way we think. Among the members contributing to this conversation, two strikingly different outlooks on how these changes will affect the future exist. Either we should be terrified, or worrying is premature. Articles written by experts specializing in psychology and the brain, such as Pinker’s “Mind Over Mass Media,” as well as "How Has the Internet Reshaped Human Cognition?" by Kee and Loh, as well as and finally “Children, Wired- for

The impact of technology on the way we think is affecting us in a positive way for example in the article “Smarter Than You Think; How Technology Is Changing Our Minds For The Better” by Clive Thompson, man and technology working together increases our intellectual capacity. Thompson mentions the importance of mindfulness several times, noting like Pang, that humans have always been easily distracted. A key to letting technology help you be smarter is to tame your brain and practice focus. Clive Thompson uses strong examples in his article

The clock is ticking, the work is piling up, and with only a few hours to go before sunrise you stop and realize that you have just read some fifty pages and absorbed almost nothing. Some would agree when I say that this situation epitomizes one of the common problems of the Net Generation. With the help of the Internet, not only has every aspect of life gotten faster and more efficient, but it has changed the way people process information and perform tasks. In addition, while technology does have its benefits, the extensive use of the internet is affecting the way people think.

Since the beginning of time, the human population has strived to live simpler lives. We have spent generations, creating innovations within technology to ensure our lives would always be more simplistic than those who lived centuries before us. People now have the ability to update their Facebook status’, map the human genome to target strands of DNA that can be disastrous to one’s health, send out amber alerts nationwide, and create plants that are resistant to pesticides. Many fields, such as medicine, law enforcement, and entertainment have benefited greatly from advancements in technology which has inevitably changed the way society operates. However, with the abundance of technology available, society has developed an unhealthy relationship where we now rely on technology too heavily. Technology has rendered our minds incapable of the ability to play, communicate, and live our lives in the moment, despite its positive additions to our society.

Where would we be without technology? The number of things that we are now capable of doing is infinite because of the technology we have access to. This technology is also changing the way we think, write and concentrate. Cell/ smart phones along with texting and being able to Google practically everything have all played a role in the way we think and do things in today’s society.

Today’s technology is so advanced it captures a person’s mind beyond belief. To really understand this, we have to be mindful of the takeover technology is having in today’s world. Mindfulness is being aware of the situation at hand, being purposeful, conscious, without judgement. Piero Ferrucci describes mindfulness as taking in the past, future, and present and combining all of them to be aware of situations at hand. Ferrucci thinks humans need to be more mindful as he says “We have not paid enough attention to what I all around us, and to the consequences of what we are doing to it.” (Ferrucci, 104) Us as humans need to be mindful of how come technology has shaped our lives for better or for worse.