Marianne: I think there is something extraordinary miraculous. This inexpressible drive we have to use language written language to propel our own thoughts. But that doesn't mean it can't be complemented by podcasts, she says. "Pods will not in my mind replace either the writing or the reading of books"
Maryanne Wolf is a professor at UCLA and the renowned author of "Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain" and "Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World." She says deep reading makes you a better thinker, communicator, and citizen. But what happens if you lose the ability to read slowly, patiently, and critically? Is there anything you can do to get it back?
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