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The Disruption of Thought
In an Age of Accelerating Technology
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Human thought is undergoing fundamental transformation as technology simultaneously rewires our biological neural networks, cultural thinking patterns, and technological cognitive extensions. This "Three Streams" disruption represents both humanity's greatest challenge and unprecedented opportunity. Drawing on more than a decade of interdisciplinary research spanning fields as diverse as neuroscience, sociology, economics, archaeology, and technology development, Scannell reveals how accelerating change across all three cognitive dimensions is the root cause of modern crisesâfrom political polarization to institutional failure. Yet, it also unlocks possible conscious cognitive evolution. This book argues that rather than accepting technological determinism, we can deliberately architect enhanced human thinking capacity and collective problem-solving.
Patrick Scannell is an independent scholar and writer researching the crossroads of technology and cognition.
This book is of interest to academic libraries, cognitive science researchers, technology policy makers, national security professionals, neuroscientists, psychologists, philosophers of mind, technology executives, educators, and interdisciplinary scholars in human-computer interaction, digital humanities, and science-technology-society studies.