Tag: Jonah Lehrer
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Spoilers Don't Spoil Anything
Friday, October 07, 2011
A recent study from the University of California, San Diego says that, despite what we might expect, spoilers don't actually spoil our enjoyment of a story—at least not in books. In fact, knowing the ending might even make us enjoy stories more. Brooke spoke to Jonah Lehrer of Wired, who wrote about the study.
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