About the Author

Clive Thompson is a contributing writer for the "New York Times" Magazine and "Wired." He also writes for "Fast Company," and appears regularly on many NPR programs, CNN, Fox News, and NY1, among others.

Reviews

"The New York Times Book Review"
[A] judicious and insightful book on human and machine intelligence.
Maria Popova, "Brain Pickings"
Clive Thompson one of the finest technology writers I know makes a powerful and rigorously thought out counterpoint Thompson is nothing if not a dimensional thinker with extraordinary sensitivity to the complexities of cultural phenomena. Rather than revisiting painfully familiar and trite-by-overuse notions like distraction and information overload, he examines the deeper dynamics of how these new tools are affecting the way we make sense of the world and of ourselves. "Smarter Than You Think" is excellent and necessary in its entirety.
"New York Magazine"
"It s straw men everywhere in this debate. Mercifully, Thompson always works from data, not straw."
"Los Angeles Times"
Thompson a lively thinker is well-versed in media and technological history, revisiting some of the field's most valuable case studies His intellectual posture is one of informed optimism.
"Kirkus Reviews: "
A well-framed celebration of how the digital world will make us bigger, rather than diminish us.
"Publishers Weekly"
[An] optimistic, fast-paced tale about the advent of technology and its influence on humans.
Joshua Foer, "New York Times"bestselling author of"Moonwalking with Einstein"
"We should be grateful to have such a clear-eyed and lucid interpreter of our changing technological culture as Clive Thompson. "Smarter Than You Think" is an important, insightful book about who we are, and who we are becoming."
Chris Anderson, "New York Times"bestselling author of"Makers," "Free," and"The Long Tail"
"Almost without noticing it, the Internet has become our intellectual exoskeleton. Rather than just observing this evolution, Clive Thompson takes us to the people, places and technologies driving it, bringing deep reporting, storytelling and analysis to one of the most profound shifts in human history."
Jane McGonigal, Ph.D., Author of"Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World"
"There's good news in this dazzling book: Technology is not the enemy. "Smarter Than You Think "reports on how the digital world has helped individuals harness a powerful, collaborative intelligence becoming better problem-solvers and more creative human beings."
Clay Shirky, author of"Here Comes Everybody"and"Cognitive Surplus"
"Thompson declares a winner in the cognitive fight between human and computers: both together. "Smarter Than You Think" is an eye-opening exploration of the ways computers think better with humans attached, and vice-versa."

"The New York Times Book Review"
"[A] judicious and insightful book on human and machine intelligence."
Maria Popova, "Brain Pickings"
"Clive Thompson--one of the finest technology writers I know...makes a powerful and rigorously thought out counterpoint... Thompson is nothing if not a dimensional thinker with extraordinary sensitivity to the complexities of cultural phenomena. Rather than revisiting painfully familiar and trite-by-overuse notions like distraction and information overload, he examines the deeper dynamics of how these new tools are affecting the way we make sense of the world and of ourselves. "Smarter Than You Think" is excellent and necessary in its entirety."
"New York Magazine"
"It's straw men everywhere in this debate. Mercifully, Thompson always works from data, not straw."
"Los Angeles Times"
"Thompson... a lively thinker... is well-versed in media and technological history, revisiting some of the field's most valuable case studies... His intellectual posture is one of informed optimism."
"Kirkus Reviews: "
"A well-framed celebration of how the digital world will make us bigger, rather than diminish us."
"Publishers Weekly"
"[An] optimistic, fast-paced tale about the advent of technology and its influence on humans."
Joshua Foer, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Moonwalking with Einstein"
"We should be grateful to have such a clear-eyed and lucid interpreter of our changing technological culture as Clive Thompson. "Smarter Than You Think" is an important, insightful book about who we are, and who we are becoming."
Chris Anderson, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Makers," "Free," and "The Long Tail"
"Almost without noticing it, the Internet has become our intellectual exoskeleton. Rather than just observing this evolution, Clive Thompson takes us to the people, places and technologies driving it, bringing deep reporting, storytelling and analysis to one of the most profound shifts in human history."
Jane McGonigal, Ph.D., Author of "Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World"
"There's good news in this dazzling book: Technology is not the enemy. "Smarter Than You Think "reports on how the digital world has helped individuals harness a powerful, collaborative intelligence--becoming better problem-solvers and more creative human beings."
Clay Shirky, author of "Here Comes Everybody" and "Cognitive Surplus"
"Thompson declares a winner in the cognitive fight between human and computers: both together. "Smarter Than You Think" is an eye-opening exploration of the ways computers think better with humans attached, and vice-versa."

"The New York Times Book Review"
"[A] judicious and insightful book on human and machine intelligence."
Maria Popova, "Brain Pickings"
"Clive Thompson--one of the finest technology writers I know...makes a powerful and rigorously thought out counterpoint... Thompson is nothing if not a dimensional thinker with extraordinary sensitivity to the complexities of cultural phenomena. Rather than revisiting painfully familiar and trite-by-overuse notions like distraction and information overload, he examines the deeper dynamics of how these new tools are affecting the way we make sense of the world and of ourselves. "Smarter Than You Think" is excellent and necessary in its entirety."
"New York Magazine"
"It's straw men everywhere in this debate. Mercifully, Thompson always works from data, not straw."
"Los Angeles Times"
"Thompson... a lively thinker... is well-versed in media and technological history, revisiting some of the field's most valuable case studies... His intellectual posture is one of informed optimism."
"Kirkus Reviews: "
"A well-framed celebration of how the digital world will make us bigger, rather than diminish us."
"Publishers Weekly"
"[An] optimistic, fast-paced tale about the advent of technology and its influence on humans."
Joshua Foer, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Moonwalking with Einstein"
"We should be grateful to have such a clear-eyed and lucid interpreter of our changing technological culture as Clive Thompson. "Smarter Than You Think" is an important, insightful book about who we are, and who we are becoming."
Chris Anderson, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Makers," "Free," and "The Long Tail"
"Almost without noticing it, the Internet has become our intellectual exoskeleton. Rather than just observing this evolution, Clive Thompson takes us to the people, places and technologies driving it, bringing deep reporting, storytelling and anal

Maria Popova, "Brain Pickings"
"Clive Thompson--one of the finest technology writers I know...makes a powerful and rigorously thought out counterpoint... Thompson is nothing if not a dimensional thinker with extraordinary sensitivity to the complexities of cultural phenomena. Rather than revisiting painfully familiar and trite-by-overuse notions like distraction and information overload, he examines the deeper dynamics of how these new tools are affecting the way we make sense of the world and of ourselves. "Smarter Than You Think" is excellent and necessary in its entirety."
"New York Magazine"
"It's straw men everywhere in this debate. Mercifully, Thompson always works from data, not straw."
"Los Angeles Times"
"Thompson... a lively thinker... is well-versed in media and technological history, revisiting some of the field's most valuable case studies... His intellectual posture is one of informed optimism."
"Kirkus Reviews: "
"A well-framed celebration of how the digital world will make us bigger, rather than diminish us."
"Publishers Weekly"
"[An] optimistic, fast-paced tale about the advent of technology and its influence on humans."
Joshua Foer, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Moonwalking with Einstein"
"We should be grateful to have such a clear-eyed and lucid interpreter of our changing technological culture as Clive Thompson. "Smarter Than You Think" is an important, insightful book about who we are, and who we are becoming."
Chris Anderson, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Makers," "Free," and "The Long Tail"
"Almost without noticing it, the Internet has become our intellectual exoskeleton. Rather than just observing this evolution, Clive Thompson takes us to the people, places and technologies driving it, bringing deep reporting, storytelling and analysis to one of the most profound shifts in human history."
Jane McGonigal, Ph.D., Author of "Reality is Broken

"New York Magazine"
"It's straw men everywhere in this debate. Mercifully, Thompson always works from data, not straw."

"Kirkus Reviews: "
"A well-framed celebration of how the digital world will make us bigger, rather than diminish us."

"Publishers Weekly"
"[An] optimistic, fast-paced tale about the advent of technology and its influence on humans."

Joshua Foer, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Moonwalking with Einstein"
"We should be grateful to have such a clear-eyed and lucid interpreter of our changing technological culture as Clive Thompson. "Smarter Than You Think" is an important, insightful book about who we are, and who we are becoming."

Chris Anderson, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Makers", "Free", and "The Long Tail"
"Almost without noticing it, the Internet has become our intellectual exoskeleton. Rather than just observing this evolution, Clive Thompson takes us to the people, places and technologies driving it, bringing deep reporting, storytelling and analysis to one of the most profound shifts in human history."

Jane McGonigal, Ph.D., Author of "Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World"
"There's good news in this dazzling book: Technology is not the enemy. "Smarter Than You Think "reports on how the digital world has helped individuals harness a powerful, collaborative intelligence--becoming better problem-solvers and more creative human beings."

Clay Shirky, author of "Here Comes Everybody" and "Cognitive Surplus"
"Thompson declares a winner in the cognitive fight between human and computers: both together. "Smarter Than You Think" is an eye-opening exploration of the ways computers think better with humans attached, and vice-versa."

"A well-framed celebration of how the digital world will make us bigger, rather than diminish us." -"Kirkus Reviews"

"[An] optimistic, fast-paced tale about the advent of technology and its influence on humans." -"Publishers Weekly"

"We should be grateful to have such a clear-eyed and lucid interpreter of our changing technological culture as Clive Thompson. "Smarter Than You Think" is an important, insightful book about who we are, and who we are becoming."
--Joshua Foer, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Moonwalking with Einstein"

"Almost without noticing it, the Internet has become our intellectual exoskeleton. Rather than just observing this evolution, Clive Thompson takes us to the people, places and technologies driving it, bringing deep reporting, storytelling and analysis to one of the most profound shifts in human history."
--Chris Anderson, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Makers", "Free", and "The Long Tail"

"There's good news in this dazzling book: Technology is not the enemy. "Smarter Than You Think "reports on how the digital world has helped individuals harness a powerful, collaborative intelligence--becoming better problem-solvers and more creative human beings."
--Jane McGonigal, PhD, Author of "Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World"

"Thompson declares a winner in the cognitive fight between human and computers: both together. "Smarter Than You Think" is an eye-opening exploration of the ways computers think better with humans attached, and vice-versa."
--Clay Shirky, author of "Here Comes Everybody" and "Cognitive Surplus"

"We should be grateful to have such a clear-eyed and lucid interpreter of our changing technological culture as Clive Thompson. "Smarter Than You Think" is an important, insightful book about who we are, and who we are becoming."
--Joshua Foer, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Moonwalking with Einstein"

"Almost without noticing it, the Internet has become our intellectual exoskeleton. Rather than just observing this evolution, Clive Thompson takes us to the people, places and technologies driving it, bringing deep reporting, storytelling and analysis to one of the most profound shifts in human history."
--Chris Anderson, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Makers", "Free", and "The Long Tail"

"There's good news in this dazzling book: Technology is not the enemy. "Smarter Than You Think "reports on how the digital world has helped individuals harness a powerful, collaborative intelligence--becoming better problem-solvers and more creative human beings."
--Jane McGonigal, PhD, Author of "Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World"

"Thompson declares a winner in the cognitive fight between human and computers: both together. "Smarter Than You Think" is an eye-opening exploration of the ways computers think better with humans attached, and vice-versa."
--Clay Shirky, author of "Here Comes Everybody" and "Cognitive Surplus"