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The Digital Pandemic: Reestablishing Face-to-Face Contact in the Electronic Age

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Must relate that I am acquainted with the author, since his son and mine have been friends since college days in the "80's.

This book is "spot on". It is really good to see the fears for my grandchildren's future abilities to communicate feelings and "face to face" emotions put into words by a professional.

Thank you, Dr. Hicks for verbalizing what so many of the "older" generation instinctively "get".

This is a great book for anyone, but executives and parents will really appreciate the author's insight about how to use (and limit) technology in their lives.

The Digital Pandemic: Reestablishing Face-to-face Contact in the Electronic Age exposes threats as people become addicted to electronic devices, and discusses how a fascination with electronics for communication and viewing affect interpersonal skills at home and outside. It does more than accuse: it uses psychological research and clinical experience to examine the problem and sets out to show how to regain control. It's a fine choice for any contemporary social issues or computer collection.

In his provocative new book, he explores how the digital revolution has caused society to become increasingly reclusive. By robbing us of our ability to relate on a one-on-one basis, the IT movement affects not only the individual, but also the educational system, the work environment, and the social scene in profound ways. Hicks argues that the core problem is not the content of computer programs, but the actual process of computerization and mechanization, theorizing that it disrupts the balance of our primal "hunter" and "gatherer" personality types. Finally, he lays out a plan that shows how to retain the advantages of technology while taking crucial steps to reconnect with ourselves, our environment, and each other.
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This view is so amusing as bad fiction. Robbing us? Boogy men? Evil digital? Are you kidding? Have you noticed because of the Wee, a video game, bowling leagues are packed... and it's hard to find a great music teacher..thanks to that band hero thing.. get or not, it's real. I get a brain scan and it shows up on face book as the scan is being done and it's a great thing as real healers from around the would can see real time images and make changes if they need to do so.... How's that a risk? No privacy but what are you hiding is the question?