Share, The article is making a good point. But some people, like Kurzweil, believe that humans will eventually merge with the machine at the singularity point and beyond, when the computer becomes more intelligent than the human brain. A scary thought, to say the least.
JR --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@...> wrote: > > A good video explaining what Internet, etc. is doing to long term memory... > > > http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=4057 > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > From: DailyGood.org <clubs@...> > To: sharelong60@... > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 6:33 AM > Subject: This Is Your Brain on the Internet > > > > DailyGood.org > You're receiving this email because you are a DailyGood subscriber. > Trouble Viewing? On a mobile? Just click here. Not interested anymore? > Unsubscribe. > > May 31, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace > It is the greatest truth of our age: Information is not knowledge. > > - Caleb Carr - > This Is Your Brain on the Internet > We are bombarded by information, thanks in large part to the internet and its > allied technologies. But exposure to unlimited information is not the same > thing as the ability to capture it as knowledge or synthesize it as > understanding. "We are living in a state of perpetual distraction," says > Nicholas Carr, "which crowds out the more contemplative, calmer modes of > thinking." We need these quieter, less frenetic moments to think > conceptually, critically, and creatively. This video argues that digital > multitasking and cute cat videos are undermining the very thought processes > that are the essence of our humanity. { read more } > Be The Change > Make some time today to switch off your computer, mobile phone, television, > and radio and think calmly and deeply about something important to you. > > > COMMENT | RATE > > > Related Good News > Why Do Some People Learn Faster The Beauty in Each Grain of Sand The Blind > Man Who Taught Himself To See The Neuropsychology of "Don't Worry, Be Happy" > > The Northern Lights in Action The Science of 'Social Jet Lag' High Schooler > Devises Potential Cancer Cure The Power of Feedback Loops > > > DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 128,421 > subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. > > > Other ServiceSpace projects include: > HelpOthers // CF Sites // KarmaTube // Conversations // More >
