Final Major Project

An unexpected byproduct of the digital age is that it has become harder to forget than to remember. The energy needed to obtain information from either a hard drive or the Internet has diminished to almost nothing. It is less demanding to use a search engine than memorise and retrieve information for ourselves. I intend to design and utilise of a set of contemporary mnemonics to assist memory and recognition for the digital generation.

Some Long Articles

Don't read them. They are quite long. But you get the gist.

Hackit: Why We Don't Need Phone Numbers
http://hackaday.com/2009/09/04/why-we-dont-need-phone-numbers/


Is Google Making Us Stupid?
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stupid/6868/

(this one is actually quite interesting).



Is Google Killing General Knowledge?
http://www.moreintelligentlife.com/content/brian-cathcart/no-passes

and for a more idiotic response...

We Are Keeping Our Brains At Toddler Level
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/91882

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