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Forget everything you’ve ever read about the age of dumbed-down, instant-gratification culture

From the New York Times bestselling author of How We Got To Now and Farsighted

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 day—from Lord of the Rings to Grand Theft Auto to The Simpsons—has been growing more sophisticated with each passing year, and is actually making our minds measurably sharper. Johnson expertly dismantles conventional wisdom surrounding new media and makes a compelling argument for popular culture and its cognitive benefits.

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.

Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today's

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      Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 02/05/2006
      ISBN13: 9781594481949, 978-1594481949
      ISBN10: 1594481946

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Forget everything you’ve ever read about the age of dumbed-down, instant-gratification culture

      From the New York Times bestselling author of How We Got To Now and Farsighted

      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 day—from Lord of the Rings to Grand Theft Auto to The Simpsons—has been growing more sophisticated with each passing year, and is actually making our minds measurably sharper. Johnson expertly dismantles conventional wisdom surrounding new media and makes a compelling argument for popular culture and its cognitive benefits.

      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.

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