For Australians educated before the computer screen and mouse became prime tools for accessing knowledge, it is easy to identify with US commentator, Nicholas Carr, who has observed that, “the information-dense, hyperlink-rich, spastically churning internet is in effect rewiring our brains, making it harder for us to engage in deep, relaxed contemplation”.If only it were that simple. One minute it’s our concentration that’s challenged. Next, it’s the morality of Wikileaks’ handling of the …
