Article by Nicolas Carr, “Is Google making us stupid? ” implies that the Internet reprograms our brains, making us incapable of deep reading. Carr explains that his mind now expects to absorb information the way the Net distributes it: in a stream of fast-moving particles. Lately he's been having trouble enjoying books. Carr went on to say that many of his friends who are also literary types experience the same "phenomena." The more they use the Web, the more they struggle to stay focused when reading long pieces of writing. Carr says that even a blog post longer than three or four paragraphs is too much to absorb. Carr's article introduces author and developmental psychologist Maryanne Wolf's idea that "we are the way we read" and how she worries that the reading style promoted by The Net ( a style that places "efficiency" and "immediacy" above all else) perhaps weakens our ability to do the kind of close reading that emerged when earlier technology (printing) commoditized works in long and complex prose. Carr believes that humans are losing their ability to read and think the way they did before the Internet was so popular. To prove his theory, Carr mentioned that Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page were determined to turn their search engine into artificial intelligence. In a 2004 interview with Newsweek, Brin said, "If you had all the information in the world attached directly to your brain, or an artificial brain that was smarter than your brain, you would certainly be in a better situation." Carr finds this troubling because it suggests that the human brain is just an outdated computer that needs a faster processor and a bigger hard drive. To make his point, Carr devoted most of his article to examples of theories and ...... middle of article ...... had difficulty engaging in a long prose, why is the popularity of online books and audiobooks increasing. It comes down to a matter of personal restraint. The Internet makes us both smarter and dumber. Smarter because the Internet makes knowledge possible, but dumber because we take the veracity of that information for granted and quickly move on to the next best thing. Works Cited BIBILYOGRAPHY Batson, Trent (March 13, 2009). University Technology. Answer to the question “Is Google making us stupid?” » by Nicholas Carr http://campustechnology.com/Articles/2009/03/18/Response-to-Nicholas-Carr-Question-Is-Google-Making-Us-Stupid.aspx?Page=1Carr, Nicolas (July- August 2008). The Atlantic Magazine. Is Google making us stupid? What the Internet does to our brains. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stupid/306868/