keannu
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I don't understand what the writer is trying to say exactly, especially the underlined. Does he mean humans' intelligence is behind computers? Or is he talking about human body?
Even though our brain can't calculate as fast as computers, our reasoning and intelligence brought about brilliant technology. What is he trying to get at?
st44)Because of the rapid change in the world around us since our birth, we humans are living anachronisms. Our world has changed dramatically in the past 150 years. Human physiology,in contrast, took millions of years to create and has not changed much in 150,000 years. Your body - even if it is in perfect condition - is designed for success in the past. It is an antique biological machine that evolved in response to a world that no longer exists. Although we live in a world in which computer procesing speed doubles roughtly every twenty-four months, human information processing has not expanded substantially over tha past 150,000 years. Our physiology is clearly behind the times..
Even though our brain can't calculate as fast as computers, our reasoning and intelligence brought about brilliant technology. What is he trying to get at?
st44)Because of the rapid change in the world around us since our birth, we humans are living anachronisms. Our world has changed dramatically in the past 150 years. Human physiology,in contrast, took millions of years to create and has not changed much in 150,000 years. Your body - even if it is in perfect condition - is designed for success in the past. It is an antique biological machine that evolved in response to a world that no longer exists. Although we live in a world in which computer procesing speed doubles roughtly every twenty-four months, human information processing has not expanded substantially over tha past 150,000 years. Our physiology is clearly behind the times..