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October 24, 2019

What our Smartphones are Doing to our Minds: A lecture by Nicholas Carr

Event Details

Date & Time

Thursday, Oct 24, 2019 7:00 PM


Cost

Free and open to the public.


Location

Hemmingson Ballroom


Contact/Registration

For more information, contact: Dr. Kirk Besmer, Philosophy Department, 509-313-6746 besmer@gonzaga.edu.


Event Type & Tags

  • Academics

About This Event

Annual Arnold Lecture

Nicholas Carr is a well-known author and essayist. He is best known for his books: The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains, The Glass Cage: How Computers are Chang>ng Us, and The Big Switch: Rewiring the World from Edison to Google.
Visit Mr. Carr's Website

Dr. Kirk Besmer, Professor of Philosophy, is the Alphonse A. & Geraldine F. Arnold Distinguished Professor and Arnold Chair for 2018-2021 here at Gonzaga University.


Co-sponsored by Center for Public Humanities and Gonzaga University visiting writers series.