Nicholas Carr

About the Author

Nicholas Carr was born in 1959 and rose to prominence as a critic of technology’s role in our culture. He is the author of The Big Switch, Does IT Matter?, The Shallows, and most recently Utopia is Creepy. Carr has been published in the Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, and Wired. He lives in Colorado with his wife and runs a popular blog called RoughType.

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The Shallows

Nicholas Carr’s book The Shallows examines the effect Internet technology is having on the human mind. In the digital age, we are overwhelmed with stimuli. Our computers, phones and digital tools ... view guide