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Stephen Downes

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People make fun of my two finger typing (actually, two fingers and two thumbs). But this interesting article that shows how young people - who grew up using new technologies - have adapted physically to their new environment. "The study, carried out in nine cities around the world, shows that the thumbs of the younger generation have overtaken their fingers as the hand's most muscled and dexterous digit." The young people themselves have taken note of this distinction, calling themselves the "oya yubi sedai", or "Thumb Tribe."

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