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Tuesday, December 23, 2008 12:00 AM

Is the Web helping us evolve?

The truth lies somewhere between "Google is making us stupid" and "the Internet will liberate humanity."
By David Brin

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  • Tuesday, December 23, 2008 08:12 AM

    While I cogitate, a correction/amplification...

    "The Marching Morons" was just Kornbluth. "Search the Skies" is an example of a Pohl/Kornbluth collaboration with the de-evolution theme in it.

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