Dumbing Us Down vs Science and education: Which Should You Read?
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Dumbing Us Down
“Networks don’t require the whole person, only a narrow piece. If, on the other hand, you function in a network, it asks you to suppress all the parts of yourself except the network-interest part — a highly unnatural act although one you can get used to. …If you enter into too many of these bargains, you will split yourself into many specialized pieces, none of them completely human.”
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The verdict
- Readers rate Dumbing Us Down highest: Dumbing Us Down 4.1 · Science and education 3.7.
- Dumbing Us Down is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 8 for Science and education.
- Dumbing Us Down has the widest readership — 23 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Dumbing Us Down | Science and education | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.6 (20) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (20) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (23) | — |
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Reception
| Dumbing Us Down | Science and education | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 23 | 20 |
| Editions | 13 | 56 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 62 |
| Reading it now | — | 36 |
| Written reviews | — | 2 |
| Wikipedia attention | 738 | — |
| Pages | 104 | 451 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Dumbing Us Down or Science and education?
Dumbing Us Down has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Dumbing Us Down 4.1/5, Science and education 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Dumbing Us Down or Science and education?
Dumbing Us Down is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Dumbing Us Down (104 pages, ≈ 1 h 56 m); Science and education (451 pages, ≈ 8 h 21 m).
Which is harder to read: Dumbing Us Down or Science and education?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Dumbing Us Down: Challenging; Science and education: Challenging.