April 3rds

4/3/1998

Browsed an interesting book, Internet Dreams, and the thought came to mind that brain structures and neural networks are really shaped by the environment. The fact that we have fast communication and access to lots of information is a product of how brains have developed, which sets the stage for how they will continue to develop. The brains of the ancient Egyptians had an evolution that allowed them to do what they did, then lost when the civilization perished. That’s why we can’t completely solve the mystery of that culture.

A possible riff just on the book title, sounding like 90s Peter Gabriel:

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4/3/2025