{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6ae4779753fe55e775c1ac6c/6ae47895e96b052ecafc358a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Nicholas Carr on How Technologies of Communication Tear Us Apart","description":"<p>‘We live today in a perpetual superbloom – not of flowers but of messages’ –- Nicholas Carr</p><p> </p><p>In this episode we explore the hidden costs of constant connection with American journalist and writer Nicholas Carr.  Best known for his New York Times bestselling book <em>The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains</em>, Carr discusses his latest book <em>Superbloom: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart</em>. In conversation with writer and researcher Adam McCauley, Carr shows us how platforms such as Facebook and X which promised to democratise information and foster greater understanding have instead fueled tribalism, misinformation, and social fragmentation. </p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices\">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a></p>","author_name":"Intelligence Squared"}