Date: July-August, 2008

"When the mechanical clock arrived, people began thinking of their brains as operating 'like clockwork.'"

— Carr, Nicholas (b. 1959)

Date: July-August, 2008

"Today, in the age of software, we have come to think of them [our brains] as operating 'like computers.'"

— Carr, Nicholas (b. 1959)

Date: July-August, 2008

"And now, thanks to the growing power that computer engineers and software coders wield over our intellectual lives, Taylor’s ethic is beginning to govern the realm of the mind as well."

— Carr, Nicholas (b. 1959)

Date: July-August, 2008

"The human brain is just an outdated computer that needs a faster processor and a bigger hard drive."

— Carr, Nicholas (b. 1959)