Dartmouth Events

Is Digital Technology Making Us Smarter?

Free and Open to the Public Co-sponsored: Ethics Institute, Neukom Institute, Daniel Webster Project

Saturday, April 6, 2019
9:00am – 12:30pm
Fairchild 101
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Lectures & Seminars

9:00 a.m. Nicholas Carr, Richmond Visiting Professor, Williams College
"How the Internet Reduces Attention Span and Deep Thinking"

11:00 a.m. Michael Lynch, Professor of Philosophy, University of Connecticut
"The Internet of Us: Knowing More and Understanding Less in the Age of Big Data"

Digital technology increasingly defines the learning and social environment of American colleges and universities. Even in classrooms, students are increasingly plugged in, dividing much of their time between online coursework and online social media. What are the consequences of all this computer-mediated learning and socializing? Is there evidence that new digital technology poses danger for students’ intellectual and social lives?

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Daniel Webster

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