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1. What is the central message from Marshall McLuhan's 1964 book Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man, according to Carr?

According to Carr, the central message from Marshall McLuhan's 1964 book Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man was that the electric media of the age, including telephones, radio, movies, and television - were changing the way people thought and how they interacted with each other.

2. What does Carr think is the relationship between a medium and the content conveyed through that medium?

Carr thinks that the medium and its content are very closely linked; Carr believes very strongly in theorist Marshall McLuhan's idea, and famous saying, that "the medium is the message" (2).

3. What movie does Carr reference in Chapter One, and what does he use the reference to illustrate?

Carr references the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey in Chapter One, and he uses the reference to illustrate the dangers of humans relying on technology and placing too much faith and power in computers.

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