SILICON VALLEY’S RESIDENT LUDDITE

Clifford Stoll is on a mission. “In his most recent book, ‘High Tech Heretic,’ Stoll writes that computers ‘dull questioning minds with graphical games where quick answers take the place of understanding.’ In his book, Stoll skewers calculators, laptops, desktops, and cell phones as gizmos that do nothing to provoke critical thinking. Instead, they swallow time and waste money that should be spent on books and teachers.” – The Star Tribune (Minneapolis)