Nicholas Carr's piece in the Atlantic:
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stupid/6868/
Sympathetic review by Dr. Russell Arben Fox:
http://inmedias.blogspot.com/2010/05/nicholas-carrs-shallows.html
Clay Shirky's responses:
http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2008/07/why-abundance-is-good-a-reply-to-nick-carr/
Pinker's "calm down" op-ed:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/opinion/11Pinker.html
Are You Hooked on Technology?
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/are-you-hooked-on-technology/
Teacher MaryBeth Hertz "I miss my old brain" (and comments from others):
http://philly-teacher.blogspot.com/2010/08/i-miss-my-old-brain.html
Christopher Chabris' and Daniel Simons' "calm, clear, sane refutation of the 'internet is making us dumber' argument" (via Cathy Davidson):
Scott Rosenberg:
"The other big problem with Carr’s case against links lies in that ever-suspect phrase, 'studies show.' Any time you hear those words your brain-alarm should sound: What studies? By whom? What do they show? What were they actually studying? How’d they design the study? Who paid for it?"
11-21-10 NYT
Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/21/technology/21brain.html
Cathy Davidson (@catinstack):
http://www.hastac.org/blogs/cathy-davidson/why-doesnt-anyone-pay-attention-anymore
Jonathan Martin (@jonathanemartin):
Don Tapscott (@dtapscott)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/don-tapscott/whats-wrong-with-the-new-_b_787819.html
Megan Garber: