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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     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.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Swingle, Mari K.       by title:      I-minds : how cell p...       by call number:      303.483 S978i     Search the Web     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.       MARC Display

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. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Sackville Public Library Adult Nonfiction 303.483 S978i Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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