Fun fact: Reading about someone else actually activates "mirror neurons," circuits in our neurological system that may cause ...

“Do we need to read, or can we just get everything through audio, like podcasts and audiobooks?” – Sebastian L., 15, Skanderborg, Denmark Let’s start with a thought experiment: Close your eyes and ...

For long-term brain health, older adults might want to carefully consider how they spend their downtime, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of South Australia assessed the ...

You know, we cover a lot of debates on this program about policy, about ethics, about the law, about which is the best track by BJ Leiderman, who does our theme music. Here's another debate that ...

In the early days of television, some proponents confidently claimed that it would shortly replace textbooks for learning (Vandermeer, 1948), while others apparently worried that television would ...

A recent New York Times opinion piece by Daniel Willingham addressed the question of whether listening to a book is the same as reading it. Willingham, a psychologist at the University of Virginia, ...

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We cover a lot of debates on this program about policy, ethics, the law. Well, here's another one that draws strong opinions. Does listening to an audiobook count as reading? Andrew Limbong, host of ...