Think how quickly the sheer volume and multiplicity of sensory information we receive every waking minute would overwhelm our consciousness if we couldn't quickly forget a great deal more of it than we remember.


The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World (2001)


Think how quickly the sheer volume and multiplicity of sensory information we receive every waking minute would overwhelm our consciousness if we...

Think how quickly the sheer volume and multiplicity of sensory information we receive every waking minute would overwhelm our consciousness if we...

Think how quickly the sheer volume and multiplicity of sensory information we receive every waking minute would overwhelm our consciousness if we...

Think how quickly the sheer volume and multiplicity of sensory information we receive every waking minute would overwhelm our consciousness if we...