These comments and discussion questions written by lisnews. In this chapter, nicholas carr talks about how the need for physical books are declining with the rise of digital media outlets and ebooks. Were a nationwide nonprofit organisation with a 46year track record. As the book came to be the primary means of exchanging knowledge and insight, its intellectual ethic became the foundation of our culture. Also it was written in 2009 which makes some of the data already dated nevertheless it is a book that matters and one i imagine will be ignored in our headlong pursuit of the middle d. Choose one question at a time and toss it out to the group. Out past the shallows, past the sandybottomed bays, comes the dark water black and cold and roaring. How teachers and students can make the quick transition to online learning. Read free book excerpt from past the shallows by favel parrett, page 1 of 3. To add information about your librarys book discussion group sets, please use the following forms. I found the title very thought provoking and i immediately asked myself what is the internet really doing to my brain. For some the very idea of reading a book has come to seem old fashioned, maybe even a little. What the internet is doing to our brains, argues that the tools we use to think with our intellectual technologies not only shape our habits of thought but exert an actual physical influence on the neurons and synapses in our brains.
Each member or a team of 2 or 3 takes a card and answers the question. As nicholas carr argues in his latest book, the shallows, all this is having a profound effect on our. When nicholas carr begins his new book a dissection of the internets. Focus then turns to how deep and immersive reading play out in particular digital.
Like the majority of contemporary books, then, the shallows does not justify its. By the way, when i just typed the, this wordprocessing program suggested themselves as. Founded by jim hardy and chris oconnell, plane truth golf is a collection of the worlds best. John mandel, the millions carrs scope in this unceasingly interesting book is wider than just the synapse and the transistor. The foundation is laid then in tedious and eloquent manner, he begins an argument that defines the book. In this workshop, tracy lewis will lead a discussion of the shallows. All library book discussion groups meet in the librarys conference room unless otherwise noted and light refreshments are usually served. Advance registration is required for the middle school book club.
Norton and company, is a novel that explores how new technology affects humans in different ways, regarding distractions, to how the internet. We might be consigned to the intellectual shallows, but these shallows are as wide as a vast ocean. Carr, the shallows, six aaron chen november 25, 2015 at 3. The shallows by matt goldman is book three in the nils shapiro series, but new readers will immediately be drawn into the story, and any background information needed is included seamlessly as a. Carolyn see called it a dark masterpiece that ranks with mobydick. Book discussion group descriptions great books foundation discussion series.
Its a reasonably technical book that goes indepth into the workings of our brains to look at how the internet is affecting the way we think, read, and remember. What the internet is doing to our brains, by nicholas. Though she is only 200 yards from her survival, getting there proves the ultimate contest of wills. A book discussion group is a forum where readers can come together and talk about books and the reading experience. It won the 1984 miles franklin award, and was the 1985 joint winner of western australian premiers book award fiction. In chapter 7 carr describes advantages and disadvantages of getting content online. In the shallows,nicholas carr asks how the internet is changing. He focused mostly on the disadvantages as you might expect as the book is called the shallows. What the internet is doing to our brains, by nicholas carr. The suggested questions are intended to help your reading group find new and interesting angles and topics for your discussion.
In 2008, a team at u michigan subjected two groups of people to tests designed to tax working memory and the ability to stay focused. Reveal its inner workings and the groupthink or brain damage it can cause and we. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Starting august 15th, well start a weekly discussion on the aasl conference ning. Jun 07, 2010 the shallows, what the internet is doing to our brains, 2012, nicholas carr the shallows. The book is a little data heavy and is best when it uses anecdotes and stories to make its point. Select a number of questions, write each on an index card, and distribute. Check out our revolutionary sidebyside summary and analysis. In his new book, the shallows, he laments that the web. The shallows book discussion group georgia library media. Home book discussion groups libguides at american library. The fact that i read this book by listening to the audio version on my iphone, which played while doing other things driving, walking, performing mundane tasks etc. First, reading a hypertexted document reduces overall comprehension.
Anna lena phillips, american scientist a persuasive and interesting work. Carr brings the final chapter of the shallows to a close with a callback to the transcendentalist movement, this time using a scientific study that supports transcendentalist ideas. What the internet is doing to our brains, presented by harvard book store. The shallows discussion questions the author, nicholas carr, believes that his attention span has decreased, and he attributes this to internet usage. Huddled together in groups on the cliffs and rocks, long necks reaching up to the sun. Select a number of questions, write each on an index card, and pass them out. Books were at the center of the human consciousness transformation. Think of this pathway as a trail someone walks over very fragile vegetation. The shallows repeats a couple of its basic ideas more than it needs to, especially the mcluhanite concept that the medium eventually shapes us as much as, if not more than, we shape it. In an article in school library journal there is a section called answers without meaning which i think is inciteful in regards to our discussion of the shallows excerpt.
Our latest prize book is circe by madeline miller, which releases in paperback on april 14th. The shallows by nicholas carr mississauga library system. This however disrupted the session of deep reading that i was having. Buy the shallows what the internet is doing to our. In a recent address to a group of teachers, mark federman, an. Welcome to introvert happy hour, where book lovers gather in person, once a month, in more than 240 cities around. William struthers shows how similar to many other addictions a thought, emotion, or physiological reaction makes a pathway in the mind.
This movement visible in online book clubs such as infinite summer and 1book140. Plane truth golf discussion forum public group facebook. Mar 18, 2020 book discussion sets spreadsheet last updated march 18, 2020 for specific information about a librarys policies regarding lending of their sets, click on the library tab in the spreadsheet. For background on this discussion see this previous post these comments and discussion questions written by lisnews member bearkat. Like most people, i had some strong intuitions about how my life and the world have been changing in response to the internet. The shallows rhetorical analysis in the book the shallows, nicholas carr develops his argument just as an architect would construct a building. For todays class, you read the sixth chapter from nicholas carrs the shallows.
The shallows, what the internet is doing to our brains, 2012, nicholas carr the shallows. What the internet is doing to our brains leads one to expect a polemic in the tradition of those published in the 1950s about how rock n roll was corrupting the nations youth. Sep 26, 2011 in chapter 7 carr describes advantages and disadvantages of getting content online. Nicholas carr asks us to look up from our laptops long enough to appreciate the way multitasking and. The best king of stories feature dynamic characters who change throughout the book. Quick start guide book discussion groups libguides at. Book discussion group sets kansas state library, ks. The shallows by matt goldman is book three in the nils shapiro series, but new readers will immediately be drawn into the story, and any background information needed is included seamlessly as a natural part of the action.
In his new book, the shallows, nicholas carr has written a silent spring. Otherwise, i am so happy to have read this book and i am tempted to buy a paper version of it as well. So, no time like the present to start reading and thinking. I knew this title wasnt quite right, but it did mean something to me.
Mar 09, 2015 the 2015 summit reads community project is gearing up for its first event, a pair of book discussions on the committees book choice, the shallows. Carr sees some interactions of computer and book as beneficial. What the internet is doing to our brains by nicholas carr a new york times bestseller published by w. The prologue of the shallows converse about todays society use of technology. While discussing the challenges of information overload. This is your brain online author nicholas carr is says the internet is changing the way we think and not for the better. This reading group guide for past the shallows includes discussion questions your book club.
I knew it was the book for me when it got me thinking before evening reading the first page. The best book i read last year and by best i really just mean the book that made the strongest impression on me was the shallows, by nicholas carr. Chapter 1 prefacing with the hal supercomputer my mind is going vignette 2001. Its fitting, though almost too obvious a joke to make, that nicholas carrs new book, out in the uk next month, is called the shallows. In 2008, a team at u michigan subjected two groups of people to tests designed to tax working memory and the ability to. Buy the shallows what the internet is doing to our brains book online at best prices in india on. These groups can be organized in a variety of ways. Greater pittsburgh science fiction book discussion group. What the internet is doing to our brains by nicholas. Nicholas carr is the author of the shallows, a pulitzer prize finalist, and the glass cage, among other books. Each time a similar thought, emotion, or physiological reaction walks. What the internet is doing to our brains, published in the united kingdom as the shallows. Groups receive enough copies of their selected title to allow everyone in the group to read the same book at the same time. Googles book project serves as an excellent microcosm for carr to lay out what he believes to be the general intellectual ethic of the internet.
Because handwritten codices remained costly and scarce, the intellectual ethic of the book, and the mind of the deep reader, continued to be restricted to a relatively small group of privileged. We read and discuss fiction, nonfiction, short stories, and poetry and host live chats and interviews with leading authors. Meanwhile, the ease with which students can cherry pick knowledge online divorces ideas from their historical and intellectual context. The shallows by nicholas carr has the internet rewired your brain. Focus on what you identified as this chapters thesis or argument. Shallows 1984 is a novel by australian author tim winton. Need help with chapter 5 in nicholas carrs the shallows.
Even when movies dont, audiences tend to see a shark attack. Is blake lively in the shallows based on a real person. Two types of people are enthusiast and skeptics which both disagree on whether technology is either making us smarter or dumber. Because that title describes the quality of his arguments, which seek to prove. Reading guide for past the shallows by favel parrett. Some comparison groups and perhaps longitudinal studies could be very. View the complete schedule with book selections for the 20192020. Greater pittsburgh science fiction book discussion group meetup mount lebanon public library discuss the months science fiction selection and other topics related to the world of science and science fiction. A great books discussion concentrating on literary classics both traditional and modern meeting at 7 p. Summit reads announces first book discussions in frisco.
Carr opens the books final chapter with eliza to set the stage for a discussion on our spiritual relationship to computer technology. The narrative of the shallows begins with carrs own feelings my concentration. Reading guide for past the shallows by favel parrett discussion guide for book clubs. Discover books youll love unbeatable ebook deals, handpicked recommendations, and updates from your favorite authors. Type up your response and post it as a comment here before we meet next monday. Some thinkers welcome the eclipse of the book and the literary mind it fostered. Covid19 advisory for the health and safety of meetup communities, were advising that all events be hosted online in the coming weeks. View the complete schedule with book selections for 20192020. Aug 08, 2019 many libraries provide meeting space for book clubs or administer one or more book discussion group.
Ive just finished reading the shallows, a book by nicholas carr. The fact that humans choose to become emotionally involved with programs they know logically are made by computers is, for carr, a disturbing revelation. Fill out page 2 of the form to list your group below. Links inside of books can indeed get distracting or interrupt your reading, so i hope that fewer people will resort to hyperlinking everything inside books. Sign in or create your guardian account to join the discussion. Shark movies like the shallows always seem to claim to be inspired by true stories. Book discussion groups for faculty and staff continue to grow our academic inquiry and build community connections. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. I initially picked the shallows based solely on its title. Spend the first ten minutes writing your summary of the reading. Nicholas carr has written a deep book about shallow thinking. Aug 12, 2011 this book will be our one book, one conference title. Plane truth golf discussion forum has 1,409 members.
This page provides general information about book groups, including with one book programs, some resources for guiding book groups, references for specific types of book groups, and an anonymously contributed guide to establishing and running. Click on groups and join the shallows book discussion group. Nov 24, 2015 15 thoughts on beginning of class writing. There are adult groups, studentled groups, motherdaughter groups, fatherson groups, and parentchild groups, to name just a few. Click on groups and join the shallowsbook discussion group. We hope that these ideas will enrich your conversation and increase your enjoyment of the book. Healing our beautiful, broken world from a hospital in west africa, by sarah thebarge. This book will be our one book, one conference title.
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