"Her book Now You See It celebrates the brain as a lean, mean, adaptive multitasking machine that - with proper care and feeding - can do much more than our hidebound institutions demand of it. The first step is transforming schools, which are out of touch with the radical new realities of the Internet era . Davidson is such a good storyteller, and her characters are so well drawn ." - The New York Times Book Review "In her galvanic new book, Now You See It , Ms. Davidson asks, and ingeniously answers, that question. One of the nation''s great digital minds, she has written an immensely enjoyable omni-manifesto that''s officially about the brain science of attention. But the book also challenges nearly every assumption about American education . As scholarly as Now You See It is - as rooted in field experience, as well as rigorous history, philosophy and science - this book about education happens to double as an optimistic, even thrilling, summer read.

It supplies reasons for hope about the future." - The New York Times "In a chatty, enthusiastic style, the author takes us on a journey through contemporary classrooms and offices to describe how they are changing-or, according to her, should change. Among much else, we need to build schools and workplaces that match the demands of our multitasking brains. That means emphasizing ''nonlinear thinking,'' ''social networks'' and ''crowdsourcing'' . Now You See It is filled with instructive anecdotes and genuine insights." - The Wall Street Journal "The book''s purpose and strength are in detailing the important lessons we can glean from the online world. Rather than focusing on how games such as World of Warcraft or the social-networking services of Twitter and Facebook change our brains, Davidson believes we should foster these newfound skills, building curricula around interactive multiplayer games and training workers using virtual environments." - Scientific American "Davidson isn''t the first to point out [our] anxieties about texting tots .

But her work is the most powerful yet to insist that we can and should manage the impact of these changes in our lives." - Fast Company "Cathy Davidson has one of the most interesting and wide ranging minds in contemporary scholarship, a mind that ranges comfortably over literary arts, literacy, psychology, and brain science. Her ambitious and timely book is certain to attract a lot of attention and to catalyze many discussions." -Howard Gardner, Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education, Harvard University, author of Five Minds for the Future " Now You See It is a stunning work, one that we have all been waiting for and that I endorse wholeheartedly. Only Cathy Davidson could pull off such a sweeping book. It''s a true ''wow wow.''" -John Seely Brown, formerly Chief Scientist of Xerox Corporation and Director of Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), and co-author of The Social Life of Information " Now You See It starts where Malcolm Gladwell leaves off, showing how digital information will change our brains. Think Alvin Toffler meets Ray Kurzweil on Francis Crick''s front porch.

We need this book." -Daniel Levitin, James McGill Professor of Neuroscience, McGill University and author of the New York Times bestsellers This Is Your Brain on Music and The World in Six Songs "The technological changes around us are of unprecedented proportions. What effects this has on us and what it tells us about human nature more generally is a central question for society and for all of us personally. In this book Cathy Davidson integrates findings from psychology, attention, neuroscience, and learning theory to help us get a glimpse of the future and more importantly a better understanding of our own individual potential." -Dan Ariely, James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics, Duke University and author of Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions.