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Jun 21, 2016
"Each of us is truly unique, not just in our genetic makeup, but even in the way our brains change over time." --Robert Epstein
Your Brain is Not a Computer
"The validity of the metaphor that our brain is like a computer is generally assumed without question. But it is, after all, just another story we tell to make sense of something we don't actually understand. And like all the metaphors that preceded it, it will certainly be cast aside at some point -- either replaced by another metaphor or, in the end, replaced by actual knowledge." Read on to see why scientist Robert Epstein calls the metaphor "shoddy thinking..."
BE THE CHANGE
Has technology changed the way you interact with other people? Reflect on the ways in which it enhances or detracts from your experience.
