News - Study suggests the Internet is destroying our memories

[HEXUS]

Study links the ease of looking up information on the Internet to poor recall.

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[Estel]

Woah, destroying? I don't see anything in the article to suggest that particular inflammatory headline.

[aidanjt]

I already read and commented on this on G+, but I'll say it again here:

I think computers in general have been replacing our memory. We no longer need to remember factoids since computers are way more efficient and accurate at indexing and archiving data than books + our brains.

To me, that's a good thing, since we can now commit more long term memory to remembering more principles and techniques. And just pluck specifics from computers as needed. We've gone from memorisation of masses of useless specifics, to expertise in the general, and in assembling specific knowledge on demand, as needed. It's how our brains are wired and how it's meant to work.

To the Luddite, it's the end of human civilisation and the sky will fall in, etc.. It's the same kind of folks who flail their arms around that the 'degeneration' of English will bring about the fall of the Empire. Even though the Empire has already fallen, and the language has no standard, it is inherently mutable, and has been changing for centuries.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

I can't remember what this was article was talking about!!

Can anyone remember??

[Biscuit]

I can't remember what this was article was talking about!!

Can anyone remember??

i would explain it to you but i cant remember how to read

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

i would explain it to you but i cant remember how to read

What are you talking about??

[Biscuit]

What are you talking about??

I cant remember