The History and Future of the Book

Discussion Questions on Carr's "Is Google Making us Stupid?"

1. What’s Carr’s thesis?

2. What’s the significance of the reference to Marshall McLuhan in Para.4?

     a. HOW did you read this article?

3. Who is Carr talking about (and who is his audience)?

4. What do we have to ask ourselves to evaluate his argument?

5. What’s his evidence that these changes are taking place?

6. What are the consequences of these changes?

7. Is Carr “just a worrywart”?