Long has it been suspected, and my eyes agree, that staring at the screen is wearing: tired eyes, more expensive glasses. Today I checked out the new Dentistry Library guide and find that not only are they encouraging people to save their peepers with books by having a tab "Finding Books", they have an educational photo (scroll down) to demonstrate books are also excellent physical exercise. Look at that lifting power. You can't get that with an ipad.
Also I direct you to Stephen's Lighthouse where he points to studies (of a few people) who find they remember better when they read from print. My guess is its because they are not straining their eyes so much, so they can focus on what they are reading. The researchers have other theories. But in an aging population (and who isn't aging, I ask you) can better memory be a bad thing?
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