Years ago, people easily remembered information such as telephone numbers or zip codes on their own. In the age of smart phones, many people no longer carry bits of information like this in their...

Years ago, people easily remembered information such as telephone numbers or zip codes on their own. In the age of smart phones, many people no longer carry bits of information like this in their head. Please discuss how technology has impacted memory strategies. Is this a positive or negative development for humans? Could it have more widespread impacts on human memory in the future? Is there a potential “use it or lose it” dynamic at play?