Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Anti-vax fears drive a measles outbreak in Europe
Not getting enough sleep seems to be even more deadly than we thought, new studies show
Four Asian-American Women You Didn't Learn About in School
Digital Text is Changing How Kids Read—Just Not in the Way That You Think “The change we are seeing is not that kids can’t pay attention to things, it’s that they’re not as interested in paying attention to things,” he said. “They have less patience for being bored. What I think that all the digital activities have in common is that, with very little effort from me, something interesting happens. And if I’m bored, another interesting experience is very easy to obtain.” Instead, reading's payoff often comes after some effort and maybe even a little boredom in the beginning. But the slower-paced pleasure comes with more satisfaction in the end." - Holly Korbey
Skim reading is the new normal. The effect on society is profound

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