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Date: July-August, 2008

"When the mechanical clock arrived, people began thinking of their brains as operating 'like clockwork.'"

— Carr, Nicholas (b. 1959)

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Date: July-August, 2008

"Today, in the age of software, we have come to think of them [our brains] as operating 'like computers.'"

— Carr, Nicholas (b. 1959)

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Date: July-August, 2008

"The human brain is just an outdated computer that needs a faster processor and a bigger hard drive."

— Carr, Nicholas (b. 1959)

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The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.