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The book was discussed in the context of how technology is changing our minds and was mentioned as having a counterintuitive perspective, particularly compared to other viewpoints about technology's negative effects on the mind.
You you you have a book from a few years ago.
— Episode: The Evolution of Personal Technology, wi...
Episode: The Evolution of Personal Technology, with Marques...
The book was discussed in the context of how technology is changing our minds and was mentioned as having a counterintuitive perspective, particularly compared to other viewpoints about technology's negative effects on the mind.
You you you have a book from a few years ago.
Smarter than you think. How technology is changing our minds for the better.
That is so counterintuitive. You are the only one.
Episode: The Impact of Twitter on Society with Biz Stone
Clive Thompson's book was discussed in relation to ambient awareness, a social sixth sense, and how Twitter provides a way to gain insights into others' lives through small messages.
You have a book, Smarter Than You Think. You speak about ambient awareness as a kind of social sixth sense. Is that what this is?
Yeah, absolutely. It's the idea that you sort of build a mental picture of what's going on in someone's life. Someone else's life.
Episode: The Evolution of Personal Technology, with Marques...
Clive Thompson's book, 'Smarter Than You Think', was discussed, and it was mentioned that it explored the positive ways technology was changing people's minds.
You have a book from a few years ago.
Smarter than you think. How technology is changing our minds for the better.
That is so counterintuitive. You are the only one... The only one holding down an argument.
Episode: The Impact of Twitter on Society with Biz Stone
Clive's book was mentioned in relation to ambient awareness as a social sixth sense, and how Twitter provides a way to gain insights into others' lives through brief messages.
You have a book, Smarter Than You Think. You speak about ambient awareness as a kind of social sixth sense. Is that what this is?
Yeah, absolutely. It's the idea that you sort of build a mental picture of what's going on in someone's life. Someone else's life.