This book examines some of the underlying processes behind different forms of information management, including how we store information in our brains, the impact of new technologies such as computers and robots on our efficiency in storing information, and how information is stored in families and in society. The editors brought together experts from a variety of disciplines. While it is generally agreed that information reduces uncertainties and that the ability to store it safely is of vital importance, these authors are open to different meanings of “information”: computer science considers the bit as the information block; neuroscience emphasizes the importance of information as sensory inputs that are processed and transformed in the brain; theories in psychology focus more on individual learning and on the acquisition of knowledge; and finally sociology looks at how interpersonal processes within groups or society itself come to the fore.

本书探讨了不同形式信息管理背后的一些基本过程，包括我们如何在大脑中存储信息，计算机和机器人等新技术对我们存储信息效率的影响，以及信息如何存储在家庭和社会中。编辑们汇集了来自不同学科的专家。虽然人们普遍认为信息减少了不确定性，安全存储信息的能力至关重要，但这些作者对“信息”的不同含义持开放态度：计算机科学将比特视为信息块；神经科学强调信息作为在大脑中处理和转换的感觉输入的重要性；心理学理论更注重个体学习和知识的获取；最后，社会学研究了群体内部或社会本身的人际过程是如何脱颖而出的。