The infobesity epidemic.Here's an interesting submission paper from +
Mark Pearrow, a research engineer at MIT. In it, he posits the same evolutionary adaptations that lead to obesity are leading to
infobesity his self-proclaimed "not very imaginative" word.
It's important to note that this is a
submission paper, and not a
research paper. The author is making connections and citing the need for more study. But it's a fascinating (and a little obvious in hindsight) read.
Bacon covered Tweets, anyone?
Published on December 25, 2013 06:20