“We begin by assuming that there is a difference between the kind of reading that people do when they read Marcel Proust or Henry James and a newspaper, that there is a value added cognitively when we read complex literary texts,”
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“We begin by assuming that there is a difference between the kind of reading that people do when they read Marcel Proust or Henry James and a newspaper, that there is a value added cognitively when we read complex literary texts,”
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Why do we read fiction? Why do we care so passionately about nonexistent characters? What underlying mental processes are activated when we read?
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Why Abundance is Good: A Reply to Nick Carr | Britannica Blog - 0 views
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I think Carr’s premises are correct: the mechanisms of media affect the nature of thought.
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there are a host of people, from mathematicians to jazz musicians, who practice kinds of deep thought that are perfectly distinguishable from deep reading.
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in either the availability or comprehension of material on scientific or technical subjects
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