Brain gain : technology and the quest for digital wisdom / Marc Prensky.
Brain gain : technology and the quest for digital wisdom / Marc Prensky.
Brain gain : technology and the quest for digital wisdom / Marc Prensky.
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New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Date
2012.
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N303.483/309
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 270 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Introduction : Mind evolution in our time -- The human mind : Improved, extended, enhanced, amplified (and liberated) by technology -- The quest for digital wisdom : The emerging homo sapiens digital -- 50 candidates for digital wisdom : Are we wiser if...? -- Less desirable paths : Digital cleverne...
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Publisher
New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2012.
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Summary
In this controversial and well-argued treatise, Prensky offers the idea that rather than stunting the mind - that most essential aspect of an individual's intelligence and sense of self - smart technology (and smart use of technology) enhances our humanity in ways that the brain on its own never could. Through scores of fascinating examples, Prensk...
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Brain gain : technology and the quest for digital wisdom / Marc Prensky.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N303.483/309
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0230338097
9780230338098
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303.48/3
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991014627229702626
