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Digital Memory and the Demise of Forgetting
[object Object],Hypothesis
What is Human Memory? mem•o•ry   (mm-r) n.   pl.   mem•o•ries  the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information
Three Main Branches of Human Memory
Memory is a two-step process ,[object Object],[object Object]
What is External Memory? ,[object Object],[object Object]
How digitization has revolutionized external memory ,[object Object]
Forgetting ,[object Object]
Four factors that have contributed to forgetting becoming the exception: Digitization   Cheap storage  Easy retrieval   Global Reach
Why We Forget ,[object Object],[object Object],As a  SOCIETY  we forget so that individuals can redeem themselves   Ted Williams, the homeless man with a “golden voice” “ My memory, sir, is like a garbage heap.”  Funes the Memorious
With the demise of forgetting ,[object Object],[object Object]
For example…
The counter argument ,[object Object],[object Object]
But for some of us, avoiding replaying painful memories is not easy…
The greatest challenge… ,[object Object]
Potential Solutions ,[object Object],[object Object]

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