Does the Brain Like E-Books? - Room for Debate Blog - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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shared by yc c on 05 Mar 10
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Chinese reading circuits require more visual memory than alphabets.
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I assume that technology will soon start moving in the natural direction: integrating chips into books, not vice versa.
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important ongoing change to reading itself in today’s online environment is the cheapening of the word.
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However, displays have vastly improved since then, and now with high resolution monitors reading speed is no different than reading from paper.
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More and more, studies are showing how adept young people are at multitasking. But the extent to which they can deeply engage with the online material is a question for further research.
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How do you prefer to read? A question I've been asking around. I know younger generations who don't like reading on paper - they digitalize everything. I generally prefer reading on paper. I feel I get a better understanding. But I like having digital for annotating and searching after. PS: This website does not support being translated! cause of auto-redirection... bad accessibility by NYTimes!