The MCAT CARS Podcast

10: We Use Our MCAT CARS Skills to Read About an Author Dec 25, 2018

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What happens when an author helps influence our understanding of another culture? We learn in our read of Lapham's Quarterly article today on the podcast.

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9: Do Longer Books Equal Better Books? Using Our MCAT Skills Dec 18, 2018

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The Guardian has a great article about how books are getting longer. Follow along and use your MCAT CARS skills to break it down and increase your score.

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8: CARS Skills to Learn if All Famous People Have Footnotes Dec 11, 2018

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Commonweal Magazine has a great article about famous people and the footnotes, or patriarchal baggage, that they carry with them.

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7: How Can Beyonce Help Our MCAT CARS Reading Skills? Dec 04, 2018

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Our New York Times article today is a fun look at the world of celebrity gossip and reporting. Who talks and who doesn't. Follow along!

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Link to the full article: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/19/arts/music/celebrity-profile-death.html

6: Using Our CARS Skills for a Passage About the Printed Word Nov 27, 2018

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Our article this week, from Harpers, is an interesting look at the impact of digital screens on books and our life as a whole! Follow us at mcatcarspodcast.com.

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Link to article: https://harpers.org/archive/2018/10/the-printed-word-in-peril/

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5: MCAT CARS Skills—A Passage About Horror and Culture Nov 20, 2018

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As a lover of Horror, this passage was an interesting one to follow. The author talks about his history with horror and its impact on culture. Follow along!

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4: Critically Thinking Through a Dry Passage about a Book Nov 13, 2018

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Our article this week, from Slate, was a hard one to follow for me. Follow along with the article in the show notes and see how well you understand the author.

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3: MCAT CARS Skills—Quantum Computers in a Hot Tub Nov 06, 2018

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This week we break down another great article, this time from Gizmodo, about quantum computers. Read along in the show notes to improve your MCAT CARS score.

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Full article: How Quantum Memory Could Change Computing