http://www.mediaphilosopher.com/2008/01/23/it-google%e2%80%99s-the-mind/ A conversation about media & stuff Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:14:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://www.mediaphilosopher.com/2008/01/23/it-google%e2%80%99s-the-mind/#comment-12 Mark Dykeman Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:30:43 +0000 http://www.mediaphilosopher.com/2008/01/23/it-google%e2%80%99s-the-mind/#comment-12 I remember hearing once that Einstein never remembered his own phone number, but instead relied on a telephone book to find it. I guess he was even more of a pioneer than we thought. I remember hearing once that Einstein never remembered his own phone number, but instead relied on a telephone book to find it. I guess he was even more of a pioneer than we thought.

]]> http://www.mediaphilosopher.com/2008/01/23/it-google%e2%80%99s-the-mind/#comment-10 Media Philosopher » Google’s in the House! Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:49:19 +0000 http://www.mediaphilosopher.com/2008/01/23/it-google%e2%80%99s-the-mind/#comment-10 [...] my last post, “It Googles the Mind“, I talked about the digital breadcrumbs that we leave behind when we use social networks and [...] […] my last post, “It Googles the Mind“, I talked about the digital breadcrumbs that we leave behind when we use social networks and […]

]]> http://www.mediaphilosopher.com/2008/01/23/it-google%e2%80%99s-the-mind/#comment-9 Reuben Deil Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:02:22 +0000 http://www.mediaphilosopher.com/2008/01/23/it-google%e2%80%99s-the-mind/#comment-9 Well written post, Marcel. I've often been amazed at the differences between how human minds and computer brains work. When you mention using tools to aid in memory, that prompted me to consider our growing dependency on the tools. My human memory seems to worsening as years go by. I've become dependent on digital memory aids and have neglected the skill of human memory, maybe like many others in our generation. Nonetheless, "human" memory is a very useful skill to possess in life situations, e.g. remembering a person's name that you only met once before. The more and more we rely on gadgets, if one day our gadget runs out of battery power or can't get online for some reason, if then our human memory "fails" us (possibly due to a neglect of this skill), we might be in trouble. Human memory (when it has been trained and exercised) is also still faster than accessing data on a gadget, since that requires physically glancing at your device and navigating to whatever information you're looking for. Well written post, Marcel. I’ve often been amazed at the differences between how human minds and computer brains work. When you mention using tools to aid in memory, that prompted me to consider our growing dependency on the tools. My human memory seems to worsening as years go by. I’ve become dependent on digital memory aids and have neglected the skill of human memory, maybe like many others in our generation. Nonetheless, “human” memory is a very useful skill to possess in life situations, e.g. remembering a person’s name that you only met once before. The more and more we rely on gadgets, if one day our gadget runs out of battery power or can’t get online for some reason, if then our human memory “fails” us (possibly due to a neglect of this skill), we might be in trouble. Human memory (when it has been trained and exercised) is also still faster than accessing data on a gadget, since that requires physically glancing at your device and navigating to whatever information you’re looking for.

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