15 Big Ways The Internet Is Changing Our Brain
Category: Health, Science & Technology
Via: the-irascible-harry-krishner • 13 years ago • 10 comments
Noted science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov predicted that one day, we'd "have computer outlets in every home, each of them hooked up to enormous libraries where anyone can ask any question and be given answers, be given reference materials, be something you're interested in knowing, from an early age, however silly it might seem to someone else," and with this appliance, be able to truly enjoy learning instead of being forced to learn mundane facts and figures.
His insight has proven to be amazingly accurate, as we now live in a world with the Internet, where nearly the entire wealth of human knowledge can live at our fingertips or even in our pockets. Such an amazing feat, of course, doesn't happen without impacting our lives, and scientists have begun to note that the Internet has not only served to fulfill our brains' curiosities, but also rewired them. So what exactly is the Internet doing to our brains? Read on to find out: ( Cont'd )
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Fascinating information.
Use of the Internet (& other electronic media) is certainly bound to create significant lasting change on individuals-- and therefore society as a whole.
"9 We're getting better at determining relevance"
From my experience on the vine I have my doubts about this one . From what I've seen there it appears that people are just getting better at finding material which supports their pre-existing biases .
"15 Creative thinking may suffer
Some experts believe that memorization is critical to creativity."
I find this one easy to accept .
Necessary-- but not sufficient.
That was always true. It just makes it easier to do now. Right at our fingertips.
People will always have to memorize things. Can you imagine if a surgeon said, wait... don't remember the exact location of the femoralvein.... get google!
What I see, is that the internet frees up time to find new and creative ideas, since we don't have to waste our brains energy memorizing insignificant/less useful facts.
That's true Randy! I do the same thing. That's how I found out about Mitt's Mexican family.
Oooh , listen to you ! Talkin' all mathema-tically and such ... [:~ P
Love it Krishna!
Just think if we add in a couple of modifications, a splash of microbioticsand a pinch of DNA therapy, what the human species will become. If we don't kill ourselves off first, a century (two max) and we won't recognize our own species...it will make the leap to Cro-Magnon pale in comparison.