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Why Reading Matters
Science writer Rita Carter tells the story of how modern neuroscience has revealed that reading unlocks remarkable powers and looks at the threat posed by the digital revolution.
Science writer Rita Carter tells the story of how modern neuroscience has revealed that reading, something most of us take for granted, unlocks remarkable powers. Carter explains how the classic novel Wuthering Heights allows us to step inside other minds and understand the world from different points of view, and she wonders whether the new digital revolution could threaten the values of classic reading.
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Mon 16 Feb 2009
01:05