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SCOUT· 53%14m·2024-12-03·Arts Culture
SCOUT· 53%14m·2024-12-03·Arts Culture2. Have We Always Been Distracted?
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Matthew Syed asks what it means to be distracted in a media world vying for our attention. In this episode, Matthew looks into history to uncover different approaches to focus. He finds out where the idea of 'attention' came from, whether there has always been a fear that humanity's ability to focus was declining, and…
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