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Brains On! Science podcast for kids

Books: How they're made and how your brain reads them

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// There is so much happening in your brain when you read. From recognizing shapes as letters to discovering empathy, our brains really get a workout when we read books. //

© Brains On Universe Length 00:33:37 5 November 2019 Age: 11plus , 6-10 Topics: Science , Educational , Fact Country: USA Type: Episodic

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© Brains On Universe Length 00:33:37 5 November 2019 Age: 11plus , 6-10 Topics: Science , Educational , Fact Country: USA Type: Episodic

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This is an episodic podcast, so you can listen to it in any order, but episode one is a great place to start.

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There is so much happening in your brain when you read. From recognizing shapes as letters to discovering empathy, our brains really get a workout when we read books.

In this episode, Ben Bergen from the Language and Cognition Lab at UC San Diego drops by to shed some light on how our brains process the meaning of words. We also learn how printing books has evolved and how the invention of the printing press brought worldwide change. And Newberry Award-winning author Kelly Barnhill shares a little of what’s going on in HER brain as she’s writing a story.

This episode is sponsored by KiwiCo (kiwico.com/brains), Quip (getquip.com/brainson) and Pillsbury Crescent Rolls. You can support the show at brainson.org/donate.

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