i-Minds - 2nd edition
How and Why Constant Connectivity is Rewiring Our Brains and What to Do About it

As much as I could understand Swingle’s professional bewilderment over the rapid changes at the neurological and societal levels, there seemed to be something off with her defending a child’s right to play and pushing for more authentic parental involvement. It almost feels like her solution to the......more

Idiosyncratic style but fascinating subject matter, wide breadth of research, and a deeply considered and measured analyses of the i-tech issue and its impact on childhood development, adolescent and adult sexuality, and creativity and innovation. It rings some alarm bells but doesn’t do so with shr......more

I really appreciated the insight this author offered. There were parts of this book that I found really interesting, however I felt like there was a lot of repeated information as well as information I didn’t feel was necessary for this particular title. I worked at a recovery centre for a few month......more

Swingle goes into how technology usage effects both society and individuals. She talks about the robust yet powerfully influencive effect that i-tech has on the youth. In her analysis of i-tech, she moves into more niche specific categories within the broad spectrum such as pornography and video gam......more

I am surprised that this book isn't more popular and doesn't have higher ratings, because I find it so informative in this technological age. Indeed, we are in an unprecedented era and many of us are underestimating the impacts of technology, because we think we are too smart to not know, but this b......more