Carr draws on the latest scientific research to show that the net is literally rewiring our brains, inducing only superficial understanding. As a consequence there are profound changes in the way we live and communicate, remember and socialise - even in our very conception of ourselves. By moving from the depths of thought to the shallows of distraction, the web, it seems, is actually fostering ignorance... This landmark book compels us to look anew at our dependence on this all-pervasive technology...