For all man are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall -1Peter 1:24

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Your brain has a silicon partner

Extracted from Straits Times - Digital Life May 13 2008
Your brain has a silicon partner
Extracts:
According to recent research, we're remembering fewer and fewer basic facts these days.

And when he asked them their own phone number, fully one-third of the youngsters drew a blank. They have to whip out their handsets to look it up.
That reflexive gesture - reaching in to your pocket for the answer - tells the story in a nutshell.

Does an over reliance on machine-memory shut down otherimportant ways of understanding the world?

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