> Precise estimates vary, but currently about 5 percent of all energy consumption in the U.S. goes just to running computers
30% goes on transport.
> the human brain is a computer. This particular computer uses some 10–20 percent of all the calories that a human consumes
So society's computer uses 5 percent and our own, evolved over millions of years, uses up to 20.
I'm not saying computers can't or shouldn't be made more efficient, but relatively speaking, the title of this article is pretty bizarre. Computers don't use very much energy compared to almost everything else in the world.
30% goes on transport.
> the human brain is a computer. This particular computer uses some 10–20 percent of all the calories that a human consumes
So society's computer uses 5 percent and our own, evolved over millions of years, uses up to 20.
I'm not saying computers can't or shouldn't be made more efficient, but relatively speaking, the title of this article is pretty bizarre. Computers don't use very much energy compared to almost everything else in the world.