Media scholar (and Internet enthusiast ) David Shenk examines the troubling effects of information proliferation on our bodies, our brains, our relationships, and our culture, then offers strikingly down-to-earth insights for coping with the deluge.With a skillful mixture of personal essay, firsthand reportage, and sharp analysis, Shenk illustrates the central paradox of our time: as our world gets more complex, our responses to it become increasingly simplistic. He draws convincing links between data smog and stress distraction, indecision, cultural fragmentation, social vulgarity, and more.
But there's hope for a saner, more meaningful future, as Shenk offers a wealth of novel prescriptions--both personal and societal--for dispelling data smog.
A concise, insightful, and welcome critique of the communications world we have created."
-- "Chicago Tribune"
- ISBN10 0061446041
- ISBN13 9780061446047
- Publish Date 12 June 2007 (first published 1 April 1997)
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 11 April 2013
- Publish Country US
- Imprint HarperCollins Publishers
- Format eBook
- Pages 256
- Language English