Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to The Shallows

What the internet is doing to our brains

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Shallows launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Shallows▲3

   What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Tubes▲54

   A Journey to the Center of the Internet

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Dark Net▲62

   A revelatory examination of the internet

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Incognito▲70

   The secret lives of the brain

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Your Brain on Porn▲65

   Internet porn and emerging science of addiction.

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Smarter Than You Think▲128

   How tech boosts our cognitive abilities

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Brain Fog Fix▲73

   Reclaim your focus

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Distracted Mind▲72

   Ancient brains in a high-tech world

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Nonsense▲59

   The power of not knowing

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Branded Mind▲57

    What neuroscience really tells us about the brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Dataclysm▲71

    What our online lives tell us about our offline selves

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Internet of Garbage▲71

    An assessment & prescription for our garbage internet

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Sapiens▲185

    A brief history of humankind

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Ungifted▲63

    Intelligence redefined

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Wandering Mind▲71

    What the brain does when you're not looking

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Understanding Media▲70

    The Extensions of Man

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Organized Mind▲70

    Thinking straight in the age of information overload

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Unscientific America▲54

    How scientific illiteracy threatens our future

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Black Swan▲80

    The impact of the highly improbable

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    I Hate The Internet▲63

    A Novel

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Brain▲12

    The story of you

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole▲67

    Extraordinary journeys into the human brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Internet is My Religion ▲68

    Exploration of life, personal turmoil & a connected humanity

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

    The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

    2017 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →