Outsourcing Memory

"e;Outsourcing Memory - Why we can't remember anything we look up"e; explores the "e;Google Effect"e; (also known as Digital Amnesia). Research by Betsy Sparrow at Columbia University shows that when people know they can find information online later, they are less likely to commit it to memory. Psychologist David Leroy explains the concept of "e;Transactive Memory."e; Historically, we shared me...