Tag Archives: attention span

Book review: Virtually You by Elias Aboujaoude, MD

Ave Tampere | 16 September 2011, 12:25 pm | 1 comment | tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The humankind is moving online. Our work, relationships, communications, banking and even shopping can be done online today, and where possible we’ll happily take the easy ‘one click away’ shortcut, because it’s faster, more efficient and more convenient. For most, the internet is comfortable. But it’s not all so beneficial after all. Elias Aboujaoude, MD writes in his book ‘Virtually…

Is the internet ruining our brains?

Ave Tampere | 09 September 2011, 5:44 pm | tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

We shouldn’t be talking about the rise of the social media and new media any more. It’s here, in everyone’s lives on a daily basis. And it’s doing things to us. It’s changing the way we communicate, learn, socialise – to name a few. But what is it really doing to our cognitive (and perhaps social) skills?

The question arose…

E-books: que sera, sera. (but that’s ok, as long as we’re still reading)

Stefania Bercu | 28 October 2010, 3:09 pm | 2 comments | tags: , , , , ,

One of the main challenges that the emergence of e-books has brought upon us is linked to the idea of ownership, be it the ownership of copyright or the actual feeling one gets when purchasing a book. Some argue that in order to feel that a book belongs to you, there is a need for the physical object: the smell…

The Mighty Morphing Short Shorts

John Haltiwanger | 10 October 2009, 9:32 pm | 1 comment | tags: , ,

Literature has been shrinking. No, I’m not referring to the decrease in readership demographics, but about “new” literary forms that sprang up in the 1990s. What will be referred to here collectively as short shorts are narrative works characterized by low word counts and having as many sub-genres as modern electronic music.