A deadly wandering : a tale of tragedy and redemption in the age of attention / Matt Richtel.
Title:
A deadly wandering : a tale of tragedy and redemption in the age of attention / Matt Richtel.
ISBN:
9780062284068
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : William Morrow, [2014]
Physical Description:
403 pages ; 24 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Prologue -- Part one : Collision. Reggie -- The toll -- The neuroscientists -- Reggie -- Terryl -- The toll -- The neuroscientists -- Terryl -- Reggie -- Reggie -- The neuroscientists -- Reggie -- The hunt for justice -- The neuroscientists -- Terryl -- Part two : Reckoning. The neuroscientists -- Terryl -- Hunt for justice -- Reggie -- The neuroscientists -- Terryl -- Hunt for justice -- The lawmakers -- The neuroscientists -- Reggie -- Terryl -- The neuroscientists -- Hunt for justice -- Reggie -- Hunt for justice -- Hunt for justice -- Hunt for justice -- Terryl -- Reggie -- Hunt for justice -- Part three : Redemption. Hunt for justice -- Reggie -- Hunt for justice -- The lawmakers -- The lawmakers -- Justice -- The lawmakers -- Justice -- Reggie -- Redemption -- Reggie's brain -- Terryl -- Redemption -- The neuroscientists -- Reggie -- Epilogue.
Summary:
Draws on cutting-edge scientific findings regarding human attention to examine the impact of technology on people's lives through the story of college student Reggie Shaw, who killed two scientists while texting and driving.
Personal Subject:
OCLC Number:
ocn889949815
Availability:
Eagan - Wescott~1
