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Swingle, Mari K.
Subjects
Information technology -- Psychological aspects.
Information technology -- Social aspects.
Digital communications -- Psychological aspects.
Digital communications -- Social aspects.
Internet -- Psychological aspects.
Internet -- Social aspects.
Social media.
Brain -- Evolution.
Cognition.
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Swingle, Mari K.
Information technology -- Psychological aspects.
Information technology -- Social aspects.
Digital communications -- Psychological aspects.
Digital communications -- Social aspects.
Internet -- Psychological aspects.
Internet -- Social aspects.
Social media.
Brain -- Evolution.
Cognition.
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I-minds
:
how
cell
phones
,
computers
,
gaming
, and
social
media
are
changing
our
brains
,
our
behavior
, and the
evolution
of
our
species
/ Mari K. Swingle.
by
Swingle, Mari K.
Inkwater Press, [2015]
Call #:
303.483 S978i
Subjects
Information technology -- Psychological aspects.
Information technology --
Social
aspects.
Digital communications -- Psychological aspects.
Digital communications --
Social
aspects.
Internet -- Psychological aspects.
Internet --
Social
aspects.
Social
media
.
Brain --
Evolution
.
Cognition.
ISBN:
9780865718258 (pbk., New Society Publishers 2016 ed.)
9781629012131 (pbk., Inkwater Press 2015 ed.)
Alternate title:
Iminds :
how
cell
phones
,
computers
,
gaming
, and
social
media
are
changing
our
brains
,
our
behavior
, and the
evolution
of
our
species
How
cell
phones
,
computers
,
gaming
, and
social
media
are
changing
our
brains
,
our
behavior
, and the
evolution
of
our
species
Description:
xvi, 248 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-248).
Contents:
Technological integration versus technological interference -- The pull -- The biological science: what's really going on in
our
brains
? -- Boxed in: anxiety in the masses -- From digital natives to i-kids -- The story of alpha -- The good, the bad, and the neutral -- From i-kids to i-brains -- Leaning, play, and parenting: conflicting needs in a busy, busy world -- Socialization part A: child's play -- Socialization part B: adult play (sex & sexuality) -- Community, communication, digital mediation, and friendship -- I-addiction: a new world -- Final thoughts.
Summary:
Provides the scientific proof to show we're all subjects in a massive experiment to see what "i-Technology" (video games,
social
media
,
cell
phones
and a host of other screen-based devices) will do to
our
brains
. The evidence is in, and it's frightening. The science on
how
rapidly
our
brains
are
changing
after 100,000 years of slow development, what the dangers are, and the positive steps we can all take to embrace technology while still saving
our
brains
, and steering humanity's future in a much more Human direction.
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