num_pages: 256
description: Media scholar ( and Internet Enthusiast ) David Shenk examines the troubling effects of information proliferation on our bodies, our brains, our relationships, and our culture, then offers strikingly down-to-earth insights for coping with the deluge. With a skillful mixture of personal essay, firsthand reportage, and sharp analysis, Shenk illustrates the central paradox of our as our world gets more complex, our responses to it become increasingly simplistic. He draws convincing links between data smog and stress distraction, indecision, cultural fragmentation, social vulgarity, and more. But there's hope for a saner, more meaningful future, as Shenk offers a wealth of novel prescriptions—both personal and societal—for dispelling data smog.
language: English
title: Data Smog: Surviving the Information Glut
titlecomplete: Data Smog: Surviving the Information Glut
genres: Business, Psychology, Social Science, Internet, Philosophy, Technology, Nonfiction, Sociology
ratings_count: 110
publisher: HarperOne