Serious reading takes a hit from online scanning and skimming, researchers say - The Washington Post - 90 views
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Roland Gesthuizen on 09 Apr 14"To cognitive neuroscientists, Handscombe's experience is the subject of great fascination and growing alarm. Humans, they warn, seem to be developing digital brains with new circuits for skimming through the torrent of information online. This alternative way of reading is competing with traditional deep reading circuitry developed over several millennia."
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Wes Bolton on 23 Apr 14Washington Post article on how the internet is impacting our ability to read and concentrate.