Dec 4th, 2008 | Memory survey

In the age of google, is memorization of facts and figures a waste of time?


Experts are beginning to question the value of human memory in the age of Google and the Internet. Read more about the evolution of human memory on Yahoo Tech's the Working Guy.


In the age of google, is memorization of facts and figures a waste of time?


By Workingguy
100 votes, 391 views , 2 comments
 
 
Poll tags:Memory, Working Guy, Christopher Null, Yahoo Tech, Google, Memory And The Internet

 
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Bmccue7
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Bmccue7
Georgia, United States

posted Dec 15th, 2008 at 08:48 CST

Not only that, but keeping information in one's head allows for a kind of "cross-pollination" between fields of study, making innovation possible.

Wthughes1956
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Wthughes1956
California, United States

posted Dec 8th, 2008 at 19:54 CST

There are wonderful advantages to technology and it can be used to stimulate and challenge our minds but we still need to press beyond by reading and studying books. Memorization is valueable to memory and mental stimulation.
 
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