Which Is More Complicated, The ENTIRE Internet, Or One Child's Brain?

The Internet is very young as a form of human interaction. It’s still in a phase of rapid growth and change. If the Internet were a human being, it would be a toddler. Both the Web and children are hugely shaped by our actions as adults. This means that, just as with a developing child’s brain, we must pay careful attention to how we are developing our global brain. All I'm saying is, when the Internet starts doing drugs and hanging out with the wrong crowd, don't come crying to me!
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The Internet is very young as a form of human interaction. It’s still in a phase of rapid growth and change. If the Internet were a human being, it would be a toddler. Both the Web and children are hugely shaped by our actions as adults. This means that, just as with a developing child’s brain, we must pay careful attention to how we are developing our global brain. All I'm saying is, when the Internet starts doing drugs and hanging out with the wrong crowd, don't come crying to me!

ORIGINAL: By Let It Ripple. If you liked the video, get "Brain Power: From Neurons to Networks" (the book).  Follow filmmaker extraordinaire Tiffany Shlain on Twitter.
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