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Everything Bad is Good for You How Today s Popular Culture is Actually Making Us Smarter

by [Johnson, Steven]

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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.

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  • Riverhead Books Brand
  • May 2, 2006 Pub Date:
  • 9781594481949 ISBN-13:
  • 1594481946 ISBN-10:
  • 254.0 pages Paperback
  • English Language
  • 8 in * 0.7 in * 5.1 in Dimensions:
  • 2 lb Weight: