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Eyes on Reading: Maryanne Wolf with Emily Hanford at Planet Word

Eyes on Reading: Maryanne Wolf with Emily Hanford at Planet Word

Eyes on Reading: Maryanne Wolf with Emily Hanford at Planet Word

Wolf in conversation with the creator of Sold a Story — beauty, threat, and choice for the deep reading brain. Full video free.

Wolf in conversation with the creator of Sold a Story — beauty, threat, and choice for the deep reading brain. Full video free.

Wolf in conversation with the creator of Sold a Story — beauty, threat, and choice for the deep reading brain. Full video free.

Planet Word × Maryanne Wolf & Emily Hanford

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Wolf on stage at Planet Word with Emily Hanford, creator of Sold a Story — her talk “Beauty, Threat, and Choice: The Deep Reading Brain in a Digital Culture,” then a moderated conversation between the researcher and the reporter.

For better or worse, digital reading is transforming the human brain.

— from the event description

Watch the full video free on YouTube (84 min).

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Evidence-based reading programs grounded in 20+ years of research. Created by Dr. Maryanne Wolf.

© 2026 Nido Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Evidence-based reading programs grounded in 20+ years of research. Created by Dr. Maryanne Wolf.

© 2026 Nido Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.