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b'A thousand years ago, most people didn\\u2019t own a single book. The only way to access knowledge was to consult their memory.\\xa0\\nBut technology \\u2013 from paper to hard drives \\u2013 has permitted us to free our brains from remembering countless facts. Alphabetization and the simple filing cabinet have helped to systematize and save information we might need someday.\\nBut now that we can Google just about any subject, have we lost the ability to memorize information? Does this make our brains better or worse?\\nGuests:\\n\\n\\nJudith Flanders\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0Historian and author, most recently of\\xa0A Place for Everything: The Curious History of Alphabetical Order\\n\\n\\n\\nCraig Robertson\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0Professor of Media Studies, Northeastern University and author of\\xa0The Filing Cabinet: A Vertical History of Information\\n\\n\\n\\nDavid Eagleman\\xa0\\u2013 Neuroscientist and author, Stanford University\\n\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'