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Books still activate a different part of the brain than reading on a screen, including e-ink, so it's not you or a dying breed, people may turn out to not learn
by j45 11mo ago
Books still activate a different part of the brain than reading on a screen, including e-ink, so it's not you or a dying breed, people may turn out to not learn as deeply or as quickly.
- dceddia 11mo agoI had kinda suspected this just based on my own experience of paper vs screen, but hadn’t run across any research. After seeing your comment I went looking! I found this interesting: https://phys.org/news/2024-02-screens-paper-effective-absorb-retain.html https://phys.org/news/2024-02-screens-paper-effective-absorb...
- j45 11mo agoThat was one of the studies that I saw too. There's some others about learning more from writing with pen on paper compared to tablet or taking notes digitally typing. I am a digital note taker at heart but can't deny using a notebook still has better outcomes sometimes.
- dboreham 11mo agoProbably true but I'm not going to lug 10 textbooks onto a plane.
- j45 11mo agoFor sure, that would be a backpack that is too big as a carry on.