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Cool Science Radio - The Neuroscience of Reading Aloud - Meghan Cox Gurdon

Our guest is Wall Street Journal writer Meghan Cox Gurdon. Gurdon joins us to discuss her new book, The Enchanted Hour that brings to light the neuroscience behind reading, especially reading aloud. Gurdon argues that this ancient practice is a fast-working antidote to the fractured attention spans, and the distraction of the tech era, helping to replenish what our devices are leaching away.