Comments on: Us, Robots. Are we losing our Minds? http://mathmojo.com/chronicles/2007/10/08/math-and-technology-visited/ The Official Blog of MathMojo.com - helping public school, homeschooling, unschooling students, parents, teachers and adults learn math with easy and effective methods. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:00:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Souffle http://mathmojo.com/chronicles/2007/10/08/math-and-technology-visited/#comment-29619 Souffle Fri, 23 Nov 2007 04:07:01 +0000 http://mathmojo.com/chronicles/2007/10/08/math-and-technology-visited/#comment-29619 Regarding Heather's note and the question of memory: my husband is one of those people who can memorize jokes and movie lines after hearing them once. I am not. However, since I've been with him, I've gotten a lot better at it, and I feel like my memory is improving with age (well, ok, I still can't remember where I left my keys, but who can?). It's anecdotal, just my way of saying I agree. Nice article, and good reading list. Regarding Heather’s note and the question of memory: my husband is one of those people who can memorize jokes and movie lines after hearing them once. I am not. However, since I’ve been with him, I’ve gotten a lot better at it, and I feel like my memory is improving with age (well, ok, I still can’t remember where I left my keys, but who can?). It’s anecdotal, just my way of saying I agree. Nice article, and good reading list.

]]> By: Heather http://mathmojo.com/chronicles/2007/10/08/math-and-technology-visited/#comment-25017 Heather Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:48:01 +0000 http://mathmojo.com/chronicles/2007/10/08/math-and-technology-visited/#comment-25017 There's an interesting article in the latest National Geographic about memory that you might enjoy. There's mention of the "use it or lose it" theory - that computers/calculators/general technology is detrimental to mental capacity because we don't *have to* remember or know anything on our own anymore. I'll be looking forward to your multiplication hammering :) There’s an interesting article in the latest National Geographic about memory that you might enjoy. There’s mention of the “use it or lose it” theory - that computers/calculators/general technology is detrimental to mental capacity because we don’t *have to* remember or know anything on our own anymore.

I’ll be looking forward to your multiplication hammering :)

]]> By: Jackie http://mathmojo.com/chronicles/2007/10/08/math-and-technology-visited/#comment-21785 Jackie Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:58:21 +0000 http://mathmojo.com/chronicles/2007/10/08/math-and-technology-visited/#comment-21785 Thanks for the reading suggestions. Not sure when I'll get to them, but The Art of Mathematics is now at the top of my "to buy" list! Thanks for the reading suggestions. Not sure when I’ll get to them, but The Art of Mathematics is now at the top of my “to buy” list!

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