Study Shows Internet Alters Memory
July 19, 2011 12:24 AM Subscribe
The "Google Effect" affects how you remember information. The effect of search engines on the brain may make us more likely to forget data we find online - instead we are more likely to remember where to find the data. Check out the Columbia University Article for a more detailed analysis.
This post was deleted for the following reason: Yeah, we've covered this several times recently -- vacapinta
I seem to remember reading this before.
posted by oneironaut at 12:46 AM on July 19, 2011
posted by oneironaut at 12:46 AM on July 19, 2011
Took only 4 days to forget it. It must be true.
posted by oneswellfoop at 12:54 AM on July 19, 2011 [7 favorites]
posted by oneswellfoop at 12:54 AM on July 19, 2011 [7 favorites]
That means we need to post it every four days in order to remember.
posted by anarch at 12:57 AM on July 19, 2011
posted by anarch at 12:57 AM on July 19, 2011
Now, if only there was a tool to help me remember where I could find such information.
posted by oneironaut at 12:58 AM on July 19, 2011
posted by oneironaut at 12:58 AM on July 19, 2011
Bookmarked for later reading.
posted by Joe in Australia at 1:10 AM on July 19, 2011
posted by Joe in Australia at 1:10 AM on July 19, 2011
Wait, that's not the link I meant to post... is it? I should get some sleep.
posted by homunculus at 1:10 AM on July 19, 2011
posted by homunculus at 1:10 AM on July 19, 2011
Previouslier, and I'm sure a dozen times before that not that I'll get any credit for my prognostication. See, I knew it!
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 1:29 AM on July 19, 2011
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 1:29 AM on July 19, 2011
I refuse to believe this post isn't a meta joke.
posted by mellow seas at 1:31 AM on July 19, 2011 [3 favorites]
posted by mellow seas at 1:31 AM on July 19, 2011 [3 favorites]
This reminds me of something that was posted earlier. Can't remember what it was, so I'm off to AskMeFi to get the people there to look for it for me.
posted by seanyboy at 1:42 AM on July 19, 2011
posted by seanyboy at 1:42 AM on July 19, 2011
Just another pharmakon for memory.
posted by justsomebodythatyouusedtoknow at 1:51 AM on July 19, 2011
posted by justsomebodythatyouusedtoknow at 1:51 AM on July 19, 2011
Note: read this later.
posted by Joe in Australia at 2:04 AM on July 19, 2011
posted by Joe in Australia at 2:04 AM on July 19, 2011
I came in here to say something but I can't remember what it was..
posted by Brodiggitty at 2:10 AM on July 19, 2011
posted by Brodiggitty at 2:10 AM on July 19, 2011
Fascinating. I'll go right ahead and do that thing... that makes it go some place... that reminds me that later on I'm supposed to... something...
posted by Silverdragonanon at 2:12 AM on July 19, 2011
posted by Silverdragonanon at 2:12 AM on July 19, 2011
I've been bitten by this before, where I find something interesting on the internet that's deep and complex, so I remember where I found it for reference later, than a couple years pass and I go back and it's like all
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| interestingsite.com
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| What you need, when you need it.
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That template appears to be beloved of domain squatters. I have come to hate those words, so often have I encountered them when trying to follow up on something.
posted by JHarris at 3:23 AM on July 19, 2011 [1 favorite]
+--------------------------------------------------------
| interestingsite.com
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| What you need, when you need it.
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That template appears to be beloved of domain squatters. I have come to hate those words, so often have I encountered them when trying to follow up on something.
posted by JHarris at 3:23 AM on July 19, 2011 [1 favorite]
There's a word for this feeling I'm having right now. I think it's french. I can't remember it but it starts with a D.
posted by dabitch at 3:24 AM on July 19, 2011
posted by dabitch at 3:24 AM on July 19, 2011
JHarris : I've been bitten by this before, where I find something interesting on the internet that's deep and complex, so I remember where I found it for reference later, than a couple years pass and I go back and it's like all
Solution: Do what pla does - Don't just bookmark a site. Rip the whole site.
Obviously, that doesn't always work so well... With any programmatically-generated content (ASP, PHP,, etc), you may well get almost nothing in a rip. And for bloggish sites (even "real" ones like MeFi), although they may have interesting older content, we primarily use them for their very recent additions. But for the majority of sites out there, you can get a pretty solid local copy of the "good" parts of it.
Now where did I file that rip of Interestingsite.com? ;)
posted by pla at 3:39 AM on July 19, 2011
Solution: Do what pla does - Don't just bookmark a site. Rip the whole site.
Obviously, that doesn't always work so well... With any programmatically-generated content (ASP, PHP,, etc), you may well get almost nothing in a rip. And for bloggish sites (even "real" ones like MeFi), although they may have interesting older content, we primarily use them for their very recent additions. But for the majority of sites out there, you can get a pretty solid local copy of the "good" parts of it.
Now where did I file that rip of Interestingsite.com? ;)
posted by pla at 3:39 AM on July 19, 2011
There's a word for this feeling I'm having right now. I think it's french. I can't remember it but it starts with a D.
Here you go!
posted by solotoro at 3:43 AM on July 19, 2011 [1 favorite]
Here you go!
posted by solotoro at 3:43 AM on July 19, 2011 [1 favorite]
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