tools that change the way we think

"Back in 2004, I asked [Google founders] Page and Brin what they saw as the future of Google search. 'It will be included in people's brains,' said Page. 'When you think about something and don't really know much about it, you will automatically get information.'

'That's true,' said Brin. 'Ultimately I view Google as a way to augment your brain with the knowledge of the world. Right now you go into your computer and type a phrase, but you can imagine that it could be easier in the future, that you can have just devices you talk into, or you can have computers that pay attention to what's going on around them and suggest useful information.'

'Somebody introduces themselves to you, and your watch goes to your web page,' said Page. 'Or if you met this person two years ago, this is what they said to you... Eventually you'll have the implant, where if you think about a fact, it will just tell you the answer."

-From In the Plex by Steven Levy (p.67) (copied and pasted from Dr. Preston's blog)

The internet and media changes the way I think because there will be partisan articles about certain subjects. This means that I myself can not be lazy and just view one or two articles and instead read multiple articles from both sides of these arguments. But at the same time it is a great thing that the internet does not limit the way of thinking or restricts people from exploring more on a topic, we do this to ourselves because some of us are not as open minded as others. Another great thing is that our government does not limit our use of technology and instead encourage people to state their opinions (in a polite manner of course).