The Attention Deficit: Unintended Consequences of Digital Connectivity

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By Swati Bhatt *86, Lecturer of Economics

Published Nov. 8, 2019

Digital technology facilitates connectivity in an overwhelmingly appealing way to humans seeking social bonds and interactions. In The Attention Deficit: Unintended Consequences of Digital Connectivity (Palgrave Macmillan), Swati Bhatt *86 analyzes communications markets and the way social media simultaneously discourages risk taking and encourages further reliance on technological connectivity.

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