Well, abstract measures of real tasks are a problem... I always thought the difficulty of 'keeping up' had to do with the multiplying complexity of the learning task involved with being part of a growth system. You could say it's natural, been that way for hundreds of years, and be quite accurate. Learning in an endless classroom where the teacher give out % increases in homework every day, however, tends to eventually destabilize.
Phil Henshaw ¸¸¸¸.·´ ¯ `·.¸¸¸¸ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 680 Ft. Washington Ave NY NY 10040 tel: 212-795-4844 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] explorations: www.synapse9.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nicholas Thompson > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 12:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [FRIAM] Shift happens > > > Hmmmm! > > Something bothers me about the notion of an information explosion. > > Let's say that information is a statement about the number of > different things in the world that could possibly be pointed > out. Then information is a constant, or infinite, or both, eh? > > Lets say that information is astatement about what can > becommunicated from one human being to another. Then it > depends, does it not, on the ability of humans to process. > then information can increase only if our ability to process > increases and there can never be an over load of information. > > Am I nuts, but does this notion of information overload only > arise from using the word "information" simultaneously in > these to somewhat contradictory senses???? > > Nick > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
