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Books vs. Brain Rot: why it's so hard to read

Books vs. Brain Rot: why it's so hard to read

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Data from Gallup and the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that
Americans are reading fewer books and spending less time reading
than ever.

There's been reporting on college kids struggling to finish longer
texts. And last month, in a viral post, one user lamented their
loss of concentration for reading, which led to a larger online
discourse about how to approach books again.

Brittany is joined by Elaine Castillo, author of the book How to
Read Now, and Abdullah Shihipar, Research Associate at the People,
Place and Health collective at Brown University, to get into why
reading books is on the decline, the battle for our attention, and
what people can do to get their reading grooves back.

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