The Blind Giant

The Blind Giant has a theory that our brain functions are changing. The way we relate to each other is changing. The way we think is changing. The way we concentrate is changing. And it's all due to our new digital lives. Nick Harkaway explores how the internet has changed our lives, both physically and emotionally, and the latter, if we don't seek to control it can be dangerous.

But surely the internet is good thing? Surely, these new connections, interactions, likes, dislikes - they are what define us now. It's an interesting line drawn in the sand. Harkway flips between personal anecdote, the history of his technological expertise, and theory about brain functions and the idea that in its current state, digital interfaces don't allow us 'deep thinking', which means we have to change the way we use these tools.

Similar the book digital vertigo, The Blind Giant is written in a conversational, accessible and in-awe-of-nerdiness way and it brings us up-to-date with who we are slowly becoming.