What will life be like when people stop reading? Reading for pleasure seems to be a fast downslide, not just in America but world-wide. It is even more alarming that it appears that it isn't just a loss of will to read, but a loss of reading ability. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

It might be a little out of focus, and need a bit of work on the composition.

But this image of a leaf has been hailed as 'priceless' by experts who believe it could be the world's first photograph. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

The mystery of how we read a sentence has been unlocked by scientists. Previously, researchers thought that, when reading, both eyes focused on the same letter of a word. But a UK team has found this is not always the case. In fact, almost 50% of the time, each of our eyes locks on to different letters simultaneously. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The reading skills of young male students may improve more when boys are tutored by women, a Canadian study shows, contradicting some school policies to hire male teachers to improve boys' literacy. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Dyslexia marked by poor reading fluency — slow and choppy reading — may be caused by disorganized, meandering tracts of nerve fibers in the brain, according to researchers. Their study, using the latest imaging methods, gives researchers a glimpse of what may go wrong in the structure of some dyslexic readers’ brains that makes it difficult to integrate the information needed for... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

I think this is the same guy who did the Dramatic Reading Of A Breakup Letter

Make sure you have volume turned on. picked by doggylives 3 months ago

Very, very dramatic.

(make sure your volume is up) picked by muppet 2 months ago

I am gonna get killed for this, but what's the betting they're women... (goes into hiding) picked by spocksmyhomeboy 1 year ago

The Media at it's best!

A 'hero' because he phoned the fire brigade! picked by topofall 2 months ago

So you think you have heard every name out there for Marijuana?? Some are funny, some creative and some are out there - but what people dont know is that the United States Government keeps an official list of all these names. And surprisingly enough over the years, this official list has grown to a shocking 647 official "street terms" for Marijuana. picked by Maiden 2 years ago

University of Illinois researchers have built a better plant, one that produces more leaves and fruit without needing extra fertilizer. The researchers accomplished the feat using a computer model that mimics the process of evolution. Theirs is the first model to simulate every step of the photosynthetic process. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

How many words can you read per minute (wpm)? 1) Click the START button (2) Read the text (3) Click on the FINISH button to see your results. picked by Neiako 2 years ago

A wonderful site with a very large and diverse collection of authors providing a vast collection of poetry and prose for adults and children.

Sadly the site shut down, but is still up and still hosts the authors' works. There won't be any new offerings however. Read it now while you can. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

I think we've probably all seen the "Paomnnehel pweor of the hmuan mnid" text before, but now you can try reading your favourite websites in the same style :-) picked by bunmaster 4 months ago

Authorities in Wilkes-Barre, condemned John Puchniak's apartment this year when a routine inspection raised concern the bookstore owner's collection of nearly 3,000 texts could cause a fire picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Reading to her kids on the way to church.

(Theme pic not related to story, but it is an attention getter.) picked by tigertony 10 months ago

60 minutes???? Mike Wallace? picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

Three years ago, I banned my then 10-year-old son from reading the fourth Harry Potter book. Or rather, I refused to read it to him, as had been our custom with the first three. The wonderful world of magic and spells, imagination and dreams-come-true mixed with ordinary kids struggling with life’s challenges, had become too dark for my tastes. Having heard rumours of unsuitable material, ... read full post picked by Heatherrr 1 year ago

A convincing twin of Darth Vader stalks the beige cubicles of a Silicon Valley office, complete with ominous black mask, cape and light saber. But this is no chintzy Halloween costume. It's a prototype, years in the making, of a toy that incorporates brain wave-reading technology. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago