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The Uses of Literacy
• May 21, 2023
• 1,500 Words • 131 Comments • Reply
England is basking in the good news that children can read. Formerly, that was not the case, but now a new technique has been deployed, and British Brats are up there with Finnish sprogs and Singapore nippers, revelling in new-found literacy. Rarely has a new King got off to such a good start. A Carolean... Read More
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How Modular Is Intelligence?
Great at reading or recognizing faces? You might not do so well on an IQ test.
• August 23, 2014
• 1,600 Words • 26 Comments • Reply
The English psychologist Charles Spearman was the first to argue that a single factor, called "g," explains most of the variability in human intelligence. When observing the performance of children at school, he noticed that a child who did well in math would also do well in geography or Latin. There seemed to be a... Read More
The Paradox of the Visual Word Form Area
• March 1, 2014
• 1,600 Words • 27 Comments • Reply
Luke the Evangelist (source: British Library). In the past, only a minority could read long texts of cursive writing. But many more could read short texts of block writing. The Visual Word Form Area (VWFA) is a specialized part of the brain that helps us recognize written words and letters. If it is subjected to... Read More
The Visual Word Form Area
• January 19, 2013
• 1,600 Words • 25 Comments • Reply
Codex Suprasliensis (source). Texts were less reader-friendly in the past. An ability to read and write meant not only a good livelihood but also reproductive success. The Visual Word Form Area (VWFA) is a brain region that specializes in recognizing written words and letters. Though not essential to reading and writing, it makes these tasks... Read More
Ancient Reading and Writing
• October 8, 2008
• 700 Words • 10 Comments • Reply
The French journal L’Histoire has a special issue on reading and writing in ancient societies. One article, about Mesopotamia, makes several points that support an argument I have made: the invention of writing, especially alphabetical writing, created a strong selection pressure for people who had the rare ability to take dictation or copy written texts... Read More
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