...this is a chicken and egg question? We had hearts&brains before we constructed pumps&computers?https://twitter.com/plinz/status/695046829021532160 …
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Replying to @EddaFeutle
@EddaFeutle@Plinz@newscientist Partly seems technology is a built metaphor. The other part: understanding of bodies is changed by tech.3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@danielsilliman@EddaFeutle@newscientist Tech is the artifact. The crucial thing is the concept, not the tool that helps to form it.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Plinz
@Plinz@EddaFeutle@newscientist So yes, the brain is a computer. And we understand that that way because we have computers.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
Replying to @danielsilliman
@danielsilliman @EddaFeutle @newscientist LaMettrie understood it before. But he sure would have liked to have a computer. :)
12:14 AM - 4 Feb 2016
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