The strangely familiar browsing habits of 14th-century readers
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 08:30
in Mathematics & Economics
Today we constantly switch from one text to another: news, blogs, email, workplace documents and more. But a new book by an MIT professor reveals that this is not a new practice: In the 14th century, for instance, many people maintained eclectic reading habits, consuming diverse texts in daily life.