It is obvious that a universe of digital technology is changing the world.A nearly bottomless amount of information available on the internet. Social networking in cyberspace and the digital soapbox of websites and blogs have opened up new options for human communication.
But are these new tools changing the way we think, talk and write? Is the internet having a negative affect on our brains?
Dennis Baron says no. Baron suggests, the negative ramifications of computers are no more harmful than the invention of the written world.
University of Illinois professor of English and Linguistics examines the impact of the digital revolution on reading, writing and communication in his book A BETTER PENCIL.
LISTEN: DENNIS BARON - A BETTER PENCIL
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