tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post271635183549534554..comments2007-09-26T06:23:27.068-05:00Derichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16617204535017208765noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-36667796498422670232007-09-26T06:23:00.000-05:002007-09-26T06:23:00.000-05:00I think of the 'use it or lose it' idea, in response to your comment. Cave dwelling Salamanders have lost their eyes because they didn't need to use them. Do we loose the large number of brain cells and neural circuits we used to devote to memory as we offload that memory function to machines that we have become symbiotic with? Is that a bad thing? Maybe not, as long as we can count on those machines.Derichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16617204535017208765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-58003612644270768772007-09-25T23:34:00.000-05:002007-09-25T23:34:00.000-05:00I just wonder ... couldn't it just be a natural adaptation to the new technology era we're living? When access to technology becomes pervasive and nicely integrated with the human brain as it's expected to happen soon ... we won't need so much memory and we'll need to increase other new capabilities such as multitasking among others. Relying on a memory that is far better than ours and is even collective if need be doesn't seem such a bad thing to me.Cecilia Abadiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15106332815943275056noreply@blogger.com