Focused

196: Focus & The Reading Life, with Maryanne Wolf

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Cognitive neuroscientist and reading warrior Dr. Maryanne Wolf joins us to talk about the science of reading and how what we read changes our brains.

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    Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended episodes with bonus deep dive content. Proust and the Squid by Maryanne Wolf Reader, Come Home by Maryanne Wolf The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler Tales of Literacy for the 21st Century by Maryanne Wolf How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler Maryanne Wolf
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