An interesting definition of 'memory' (and 'history') includes the 'physical record' that we can decipher. Anthropologists study 'memories' left behind by anci

An interesting definition of 'memory' (and 'history') includes the 'physical record' that we can decipher. Anthropologists study 'memories' left behind by ancient cultures that created artifacts. And the Earth keeps 'memories' of extinct animals in fossils ... and of geological events in rocks and landforms. DNA and epigenetics keep a 'memory' of lessons learned. Darwin 'remembered' evolution by the study of species. There's a valuable lesson to be learned here ... what record will 'digitization' leave behind?