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A quickie about brain science and reading

I’m working on a longer post with more citations, but for those of you who heard my interview last night on MTPR, the book I was trying to remember was Nicholas Carr’s “The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to our Brains.” I found it a well-written and alarming read. Here’s an exceprt and the [...]

dilettante, n. - one who interests himself in an art or science merely as a pastime and without serious aim or study

If you read this blog, my guess is that you are either a serious craftsperson, or an enthusiastic hobbyist. You probably frequent DIY craft sites like Etsy, Craftster, or Make.  Like me, you have probably found examples of ingenious projects as well as a fair share of handmade abominations (I’m backed up by Regretsy on [...]