The Human Brain versus the Internet. Which one is more powerful?
The Internet is designed much like the Human brain. In the human brain there are about 100 trillion neurons. Each neuron creates thousands of synapses that connect to other neurons.
The World Wide Web a/k/a The Internet has about 1 trillion pages. It is estimated that each page averages about 60 links other pages, thus there are about 1 Trillion “synapses” in the World Wide Web. Our brains have about 100 times that amount of “links”.
So which is more powerful? The difference, between our brains and the Web is that our brains are not doubling in size like the Web does about every two years! That still doesn’t answer the question about which is more powerful, does it?
The answer may be headed our way soon. Google has just provided a grant to Tim Berners-Lee to create the World Wide Web Foundation, whose job it is to figure out scientifically how big the Web really is, and then delve into how the growth is fueled but things such as social media, and how this complex connection of human interaction effects our everyday lives and the world in which we all live.
To get involved in this project, you can donate or volunteer. You can als join the conversation on Twitter at: @webfoundation on Twitter, or on Facebook, and by signing up for their newsletter you gain access to cutting edge projects, events, inspiring stories and special opportunities.
See you there!
Additional Source: http://www.kk.org/books/what-technology-wants.php
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