'Digital amnesia' on the rise as we outsource our memory to the web

http://www.sciencealert.com/digital-amnesia-on-the-rise-as-we-outsource-our-memory-to-the-web

       But all of the convenience afforded by digital technologies and
       their capability to instantaneously provide us with answers could
       be taking a terrible toll on our own natural abilities to
       memorise and recall things, according to a new study by software
       firm Kaspersky Lab.

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An alternative point of view:

"As We Age, Smartphones Don't Make Us Stupid -- They're Our Saviors":

http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/001094.html

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