In the previous episode, we discovered that we have lost our “cognitive patience.” But is it really that bad if we can no longer read complex novels?

In this intense second installment of our trilogy based on Maryanne Wolf's Reader, Come Home, Alice and Marc answer with a resounding “YES.” We dive into the heart of the Deep Brain to understand what we really lose when we “skim” a text.

On the agenda:

The Engine Room: Discover what happens in your brain during the precious milliseconds of delay that digital technology eliminates. This is where insight is born.

The End of Empathy: Why deep reading is the only way to practice “Passing Over” (inhabiting the consciousness of another) and why screens turn us into judges rather than observers.

A Threat to Democracy: The direct and disturbing link between the atrophy of our attention and the rise of fake news and demagoguery.