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Too Much Information: Or: Can Everyone Just Shut Up For A Moment,
Some Of Us Are Trying To Think

It`s hard to imagine a world where anything you could possibly want to know about - and everything you don`t even know you want to know about - isn`t accessible 24-hours a day, seven days a week, with just a few taps of our fingers. But that world once existed. And Dave Gorman remembers it. He remembers when there were only three channels on TV. He remembers when mobile phones were the preserve of arrogant estate agents and yuppie twonks. And he remembers when you had to unplug your phone to plug the computer into the landline in order to use the (crippling slow) internet. Nowadays of course, the world is full of people trying to tell us things. So much so that we have taught our brains not to pay much attention. After all, click the mouse, tap the screen, flick the channel and it`s
on to the next thing. But Dave Gorman thinks it`s time to have a closer look, to find out how much nonsense we tacitly accept. Suspicious adverts, baffling newspaper headlines, fake twitter, endless cat videos, insane TV shows where the presenters ask the same questions over and over. Can we even hear ourselves think over the rising din? Or is there just too much information?
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It`s hard to imagine a world where anything you could possibly want to know about
- & everything you don`t even know you want to know about
- isn`t accessible 24-hours a day, seven days a week, with just a few taps of our fingers. But that world once existed. & Dave Gorman remembers it. He remembers when there were only three channels on TV. He remembers when mobile phones were the preserve of arrogant estate agents & yuppie twonks. & he remembers when you had to unplug your phone to plug the computer into the landline in order to use the (crippling slow) internet. Nowadays of course, the world is full of people trying to tell us things. So much so that we have taught our brains not to pay much attention. After all, click the mouse, tap the screen, flick the channel & it`s on to the next thing. But Dave Gorman thinks it`s time to have a closer look, to find out how much nonsense we tacitly accept. Suspicious adverts, baffling newspaper headlines, fake twitter, endless cat videos, insane TV shows where the presenters ask the same questions over & over. Can we even hear ourselves think over the rising din? Or is there just too much information?

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TV - A shortened term for television
Computer - A programmable electronic machine which stores and manipulates data.
tap - A device used to control the release of gas or liquid.
phone - Short for telephone. A device that transmits sound allowing point to point communication over long distances
World - A physical grouping, commonly used to describe earth and everything associated with ti
Mobile Phones - A portable device used for telecomunications or data or internet access
Day - The time it takes a planet or other space objects to complete one rotation.
Preserve - To maintain something to its complete state
Estate - A group of houses on the same land or area.

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Stanfords
Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.
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