tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345031115753569060.post8663449251688165580..comments2024-03-26T20:17:43.370+13:00Comments on Manaiakalani: Is Google really responsible for our Stupidity?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16486794203463798461noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345031115753569060.post-14020608537077252842008-09-26T14:05:00.000+12:002008-09-26T14:05:00.000+12:00Google is making information more accessible. It i...Google is making information more accessible. It is also making it easier to rely on as an extension of our collective memory.<BR/><BR/>I do know that there is no one among us who could remember all that Google indexes so it is making us smarter. But, when working with my students I often feel that calculators have made them less able to do simple math in their heads. So are calculators making usHarold Olejarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11440669964406219886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345031115753569060.post-31904244221076775612008-08-11T21:45:00.000+12:002008-08-11T21:45:00.000+12:00I read the article online and I have to agree and ...I read the article online and I have to agree and say that I don't think it's making us "stoopid/stupid" at all. In fact, as someone who was already a prolific reader, I feel I am reading a lot more if you add my online reading to my more traditional book & magazine formats. I also find that I spend hours persuing topics that catch my interest, following links across the Kirstin Anderson-McGhie (Keamac)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00724907406423207265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345031115753569060.post-73984507886252956942008-08-07T08:41:00.000+12:002008-08-07T08:41:00.000+12:00Great post! I haven't read the article myself so ...Great post! I haven't read the article myself so I may have got this completely wrong but,<BR/><BR/>I don't know that it is Google exactly that is making us 'stoopid'. I don't believe that we as people are becoming more 'stoopid'. However, we have a whole lot more available to entertain (or distract) us now - like the internet... in my uni days (in which Google was already available but not soAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com