Has all that scanning and browsing of emails and articles online taken its toll on the way you read, say a literary novel? You're not alone. While research is showing that reading on screens changes the brain - and not for the better - it's not too late to change. And the solution could be as simple as putting that smart device away.

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Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek, Juliet Jacobs, Sharmilla Ganesan

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