ISBN10: 1594481946, ISBN13: 9781594481949, [publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc] Softcover Paperback. From the New York Times bestselling author of How We Got To Now and FarsightedForget everything youve ever read about the age of dumbed-down, instant-gratification culture. In this provocative, unfailingly intelligent, thoroughly researched, and surprisingly convincing big idea book, Steven Johnson draws from fields as diverse as neuroscience, economics, and media theory to argue that the pop culture we soak in every dayfrom Lord of the Rings to Grand Theft Auto to The Simpsonshas been growing more sophisticated with each passing year, and, far from rotting our brains, is actually posing new cognitive challenges that are actually making our minds measurably sharper. After reading Everything Bad is Good for You, you will never regard the glow of the video game or television screen the same way again.With a new afterword by the author. From the bestselling author of "Mind Wide Open" comes a groundbreaking assessment of popular culture as it's never been considered before: through the lens of intelligence. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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ISBN10: 1594481946, ISBN13: 9781594481949, [publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc] Softcover Paperback. From the New York Times bestselling author of How We Got To Now and FarsightedForget everything youve ever read about the age of dumbed-down, instant-gratification culture. In this provocative, unfailingly intelligent, thoroughly researched, and surprisingly convincing big idea book, Steven Johnson draws from fields as diverse as neuroscience, economics, and media theory to argue that the pop culture we soak in every dayfrom Lord of the Rings to Grand Theft Auto to The Simpsonshas been growing more sophisticated with each passing year, and, far from rotting our brains, is actually posing new cognitive challenges that are actually making our minds measurably sharper. After reading Everything Bad is Good for You, you will never regard the glow of the video game or television screen the same way again.With a new afterword by the author. From the bestselling author of "Mind Wide Open" comes a groundbreaking assessment of popular culture as it's never been considered before: through the lens of intelligence. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
[Truganina, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 2006]

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ISBN10: 1594481946, ISBN13: 9781594481949, [publisher: Penguin Books] Softcover pp. xvi + 254
[New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2006]