239: Proust and The Squid by Maryanne Wolf from Bookworm

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239: Proust and The Squid by Maryanne Wolf

1 hour 40 minutes Posted Jan 2, 2026 at 5:21 pm.

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1: Reading Lessons from Proust and The Squid

2: How the Brain Adapted Itself to Read

3: The Birth of an Alphabet and Socrates’ Protests

4: The Beginnings of Reading Development, or Not

5: The “Natural History” of Reading Development

6: The Unending Story of Reading’s Development

7: Dyslexia’s Puzzle and the Brain’s Design

8: Genes, Gifts, and Dyslexia

9: Conclusions (From the Reading Brain to What Comes Next)

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Today's author (and neuropsychologist) shows us how and why the human brain has adapted in order to read and write. Join Mike & Cory as they examine the past and consider the future of the reading brain.

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