Forget everything you've ever read about the age of dumbed-down, instant-gratification culture. In this provocative,
unfailingly intelligent, thoroughly researched, and surprisingly convincing 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, far from rotting our brains, is actually posing new cognitive challenges that are actually making our minds
measurably sharper. You will never regard the glow of the video game or television screen the same way again.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Sleeper Curve
Part One
Part Two
Notes on Further Reading
Acknowledgements
