Current Event: "Cell Phones aren't making us dumb"

The human brain is an intricate part of our system that manages to store so much information. The brain manages to access these pieces of information at different speeds and stores the information in several different sections. Although, the stronger a memory is is based on how frequently the memory is used and how important the information is. On the other hand, computers are based on an adaptive software and is not affected by memories from the past like humans are. So, the question has arisen that will these fancy gizmos replace our memories? Bill Nye provided enlightenment on this topic and declared that it is good to have such devices to keep complicated pieces of information stored separately and this way space is freed up in in the brain. Bill Nye is basically saying that cell phones are not harmful to us and do not make us dumb, they are useful and allow us to free up space in our brains so we can store different information. I find this information to be comforting because I have heard so often that technology will be the death of us all and we need to rely on our natural abilities instead of fancy cords and buttons. It is good to know that having technology around technically makes it easier on our brains.We can successfully store information in iphones in addition to our brains without getting mixed up and going completely insane trying to remember things. Nevertheless, as humans we shouldn't doubt our brains and we should keep in mind that having technology is indeed helpful, however there are some things that even computers can't do. We must understand that "the quality of a computer memory is only as good as the instruments that are feeding it" while the subconscious aspect of the human brain makes it easier to access information. In conclusion it is imperative that we don't get caught up in the technology era and still utilize our brains, because they can store the information a computer can store just as well and whats the point of having a brain if you're not going to use it?

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