Google

I do not think that Google is making us dumber, but I do think that it has totally changed the way that information is viewed. Information can be accessed quicker with Google and the internet and therefore people learn the information faster and can move on to either exploring deeper into the topic or moving on to their next area of interest. While I understand the argument that internet searches cause people to skim over information instead of really becoming involved in it, the world is not the same as it used to be, and people need information faster than in the past. If this means that they can't spend the time to read an entire book about a topic, then it is a fact that we must accept. The internet will never cause the extinction of books, it will simply cause books to be viewed differently by society (i.e. the Kindle, Nook). There will always be the option to pick up a book and read it if you want to, but if you just need to know the answer to something, why not get it fast if you can? Society is constantly evolving and changing, and the internet is  the next step in the evolution. We aren't getting dumber, but technology is getting "smarter" very fast, which may be the real reason why Carr is so worried.