Condensed overview for laymen, parents, educators, students. A tough look at the power of science and technology and effects of electronic media on education, culture, and brain development in children. Explores the ideas of leading thinkers such as McLuhan, Toffler, Birkerts, Noble, Kurzweil, Lanham, Barbour, Chomsky, Papert, Piaget, Vygotsky, L.A. White, and others. Includes thought-provoking challenges for the new directions needed in education.