Name: Information is food
Uploaded: 2012-05-08T16:16:46Z
Duration: 7 min 51 s
Description: How do we consume data? At TED@SXSWi, technologist JP Rangaswami muses on our relationship to information, and offers a surprising and sharp insight: we treat it like food.

How do we consume data? At TED@SXSWi, technologist JP Rangaswami muses on our relationship to information, and offers a surprising and sharp insight: we treat it like food.

Information is food

Information shapes minds the way food shapes bodies, calling for conscious choices and healthy habits. With 38,000 books at home, the speaker draws a vivid parallel between devouring stories and savoring meals. Just as diets require balance, information needs filtering, labeling, and moderation to avoid intellectual toxicity. Seeing information through the lens of food reveals the importance of how it is gathered, prepared, and consumed.