Praise for The Age of the Infovore

“Engaging, creative, and every page makes you think differently about the world. The book quickly surprised me. I read Tyler every day and didn’t anticipate the turn it took on page one. It was so surprising—and the surprise is a pleasant one—that I don’t feel I should say more. Except: Recommended.”

—Financial Times, Tim Harford (author of The Undercover Economist and The Logic of Life)

“Examines how new ways of organizing information online are changing the way we think and the economy.”

—The Economist (online)

“Cowen combines his passions—economics and art.”

—Mason Gazette

“Tyler Cowen needs no introduction—he is perhaps the world’s most prolific econoblogger…. Tyler’s contributions to public knowledge are many. One of the most impressive things about Tyler is his ability to speak intelligently on a wide variety of topics. This is probably due in part to his well-known ability to read and process information unusually quickly.”

—Wehr in the World

“In this provocative study of behavioral economics, Cowen reveals that autistic tendencies toward classification, categorization, and specialization can be used as a vehicle for understanding how people use information…. Cowen’s illustration of our neurological filing system may help readers understand the mass consumption of information and just about everything else.”

—Publishers Weekly

“Will open your mind to thinking differently. The unique thought processes of individuals on the autism spectrum provide a great value to our world. This book will help you to be smart and successful in your own way.”

—Temple Grandin, author of Thinking in Pictures

“The modern world bombards us with data just begging to be organized, from iPod playlists to digital vacation photos. Tyler Cowen offers an entertaining guided tour of our unprecedented information age, pondering implications for how creative we are, how long our attention span is, how our politics work, and the future of our economy.”

—Samuel R. Sommers, assistant professor of psychology, Tufts University