#10: Tools affect the brain.
I'm fascinated by tools and technology more than ever, and I mean tools in the largest possible sense. Whether it's a tool to shoot a nail at high speed into a chunk of wood or a new hard drive, I like tools.
Carr's discussion of how tools can affect the brain has lead me to think beyond his focus of reading and the internet. It was his mention of taxi cab drivers' brains that made me wonder what sorts of modifications happen from different careers. What parts of the brain are affected by teaching? What parts by being a carpenter? A circus clown? A non-euclidean geometer?
Hi James,
ReplyDeleteWilliam Gibson is the man.
And maybe Carr is growing on you?!?
Excellent TOP TEN revelations here - you write with insight, humor, and self-referential personal blog linkback. NOW you are living Web 2.0, mon.
Fine synthesis,
Dr. W