Internet ci rende stupidi?
Monday, 7 June 2010
La controversa tesi di Nicholas Carr - enunciata due anni fa in un celebre pezzo per l’Atlantic – diventa oggi un libro: The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
Thoughts on life, liberty and the pursuit of innovation
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- On my to-read pileA new book by economist Ariel Rubinstein. You can read it for free by clicking here. (And in case you are wondering, the second link is legit, not pirated.)Addendum: Here is a review of the book. […]
- Milan 0-0 Barcelona: lots of little battlesBoth sides created chances, neither found the net. Max Allegri was without various players, most notably centre-back Thiago Silva. However, Robinho was fit to start upfront. Pep Guardiola named Carles Puyol at left-back, and used Seydou Keita in midfield with Cesc Fabregas only on the bench. A brief summary of the tactical battle? Milan often did well to [.. […]
- Dampening iPhone upgrade expectationsProduct life cycles are a tricky business. Car models often have a five year lifespan. Computers have a couple of years. But somewhere along the way, the world decided that iPhones should have a yearly cycle. Today, Apple announced the iPhone 4S. It’s an upgraded iPhone 4 and labelled as such. During the announcement Apple’s share price dropped 3.8%. Why? We […]
- A 'Robin Hood' tax is no way to redistributeShared by Massimiliano Trovato Tobin Hood. It's not a tax on profits, it's a tax on transactions – and we have no idea who will end up paying it, writes Tim Harford […]
- Today in Low-Altitude EroticismI already posted this on Twitter, but some things need to be enshrined for posterity. Like my favorite page from FIFA’s 2009 Financial Report: PHOTOGRAPHER: Why don’t you lean forward alluringly and stroke your chin? Just graze your index finger across it like only you know the solution to the mystery that you are. GRONDONA: Really? I…I think I should just d […]
- On my to-read pile