The Superficial Mind
Rewiring the Mind: 5/5. The Superficial Mind: Historian David Hendy asks if the internet is slowly degrading or enhancing our mental abilities. Are our brains ready for it?
The historian of broadcasting, David Hendy, explores the ways in which the electronic media have shaped the modern mind.
Might the Internet, despite its wonderful power as a repository of information and creativity, be slowly degrading or enhancing our mental abilities? Are our brains ready for it?
Producer Matt Thompson.
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- Fri 18 Jun 201023:00BBC Radio 3
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