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Can the books we read permanently change our brains? Or at least impact our values over a lifetime? Two studies that used undergrads as guinea pigs attempt to quantify the effects of powerful books on our brains. Plus, the upcoming election night lunar eclipse and a Halloween asteroid.
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Links:
How Do the Books We Read Change Our Brains? (Literary Hub)
The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent--And Reinvent--Our Identities by Gregory Berns
Harry Potter and the Millennials by Anthony Gierzynksi with Kathryn Eddy
What You Need to Know About the Lunar Eclipse (NASA)
ISS transit map with lunar eclipse (Christopher Becke, Twitter)
Large asteroid RM4 to pass closely November 1 (EarthSky) Jackson Bird on Twitter
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Can the books we read permanently change our brains? Or at least impact our values over a lifetime? Two studies that used undergrads as guinea pigs attempt to quantify the effects of powerful books on our brains. Plus, the upcoming election night lunar eclipse and a Halloween asteroid.
Sponsors:
- Indeed, Indeed.com/goodnews
Links:
How Do the Books We Read Change Our Brains? (Literary Hub)
The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent--And Reinvent--Our Identities by Gregory Berns
Harry Potter and the Millennials by Anthony Gierzynksi with Kathryn Eddy
What You Need to Know About the Lunar Eclipse (NASA)
ISS transit map with lunar eclipse (Christopher Becke, Twitter)
Large asteroid RM4 to pass closely November 1 (EarthSky) Jackson Bird on Twitter
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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