Search engines bad for memory

A recent study shows that people are better about retaining the location of information, rather than the information itself.

It's a bit of a heuristic thing.  Rather than remembering all the information about everything, we know we can Google it and find the information instantly.  When we know we can bookmark something later and come back to it, or keep a tab open and come back to it, or simply just search up about it, we tend to forget the details and just keep track of how to find said details.

"The experience of losing our internet connection becomes more and more like losing a friend. We must remain plugged in to know what Google knows."

 My best friend confirmed the claim, and I agree.  It's become pretty damn integral.

Full article: here