23-06-2016 13:00 via theguardian.com

How technology made us hyper-capable – and helpless | Jonathan Coopersmith

Tech enables us to do more while understanding less. That’s fine, until there’s a glitch – which is why the US navy is teaching sailors how to navigate by the starsThe smartphone in your hand enables you to record a video, edit it and send it around the world. With your phone, you can navigate in cities, buy a car, track your vital signs and accomplish thousands of other tasks. And so?Each of those activities used to demand learning specific skills and acquiring the necessary r
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