Melanie McDonagh Melanie McDonagh

No man is an island

Divorced from other people and the real world, we are all becoming increasingly dehumanising, according to Matthew Crawford’s The World Beyond Your Head

Matthew Crawford's 'World Beyond Your Head' looks at how we pay attention in a world of escalating distractions. (Photo: Toronto Star via Getty) 
issue 09 May 2015

  • The World Beyond Your Head: How to Flourish in an Age of Distraction

    Matthew Crawford

    Viking, pp. 320

  • The Wandering Mind: What the Brain Does When You’re Not Looking

    Michael Corballis

    University of Chicago Press, pp. 184

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