Cover of Smarter Than You Think

Book · 2014 · Technology & Engineering

Smarter Than You Think

How Technology Is Changing Our Minds for the Better

by Clive Thompson · Recommended by 2 people on 2 podcasts

Why people recommend it

Smarter Than You Think by Clive Thompson is a work of nonfiction that explores how modern digital tools, the internet, and personal technology are fundamentally altering human cognition and improving our minds for the better. The book's provocative thesis has made it a frequent reference point in discussions regarding technology and society. On an episode of The Book Review in July 2024, Gilbert Cruz mentioned the author and his previous work, noting that Clive Thompson understands the technological landscape and wrote Smarter Than You Think to examine how digital innovation changes human thinking. Furthermore, Neil deGrasse Tyson brought up the book on StarTalk Radio in August 2019 during a conversation with personal technology expert and guest Marques Brownlee. Tyson directly cited the title and its subtitle, engaging in a conversational exchange with Thompson to underscore the book's core, counterintuitive argument that human intelligence and mental capacity are actually enhanced by modern technology rather than degraded by it.

Who recommended it

Gilbert Cruz — 1 mention
Discussed
“you mentioned that Clive Thompson knows this world he um he's the author of another book that looked at technology called smarter than you think how technology is changing our minds for the better”
Neil deGrasse Tyson — 1 mention
Discussed
“Dude, dude, so you, you have a book from a few years ago. - Yeah, yeah. - "Smarter Than You Think"? - Yep. - "How Technology Is Changing Our Minds For The Better. - Yes sir.”

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