Why we should all be 'bookmaxxing'
This episode of NPR's Shortwave explores the cognitive and emotional benefits of recreational reading, the potential threat of solar super flares, and a rare discovery of adult T. rex footprints—revealing new insights into dinosaur behavior and physiology. The conversation underscores how
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