People freaked out about the increased use of books, aka "codexes” at the time, over scrolls.They believed the information was better processed when uninterrupted by turning pages, and that books could never communicate the same depth of understanding as scrolls.
The medium isn’t the issue. It’s the motives. Steer those in the right direction instead of longing for some golden past that never existed.
I actually love books. I don’t think digital books are a problem. But I do think a lot of people don’t read anything anymore. They rely on videos, audiobooks etc. I have tried audiobooks. They are nice. I like being told a story. But I struggle with retention from an audio book. I don’t have that same problem after just having read a book.
not only is there no science in that article, its an ad for a book.
Yeah, Nature has certainly declined in quality over the last decades.
Book reviews, including positive ones, are found in many scholarly journals. It is understood that it is simply a review by an expert, not a peer reviewed article. That said, an academic book review is kind of a weird thing to share on social media.
