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The problem with that amazing speed-reading app
Smartplanet: In February, a company called Spritz unveiled an app to dramatically increase your reading speed. The idea is that words are fed to readers one at a time, with each word popping up in
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Word-streaming tech may spell trouble for readers
ScienceNews: In the brave new digital world of reading, words flash by one at a time on the tiny screens of smart watches and phones. This portable, pageless story doesn’t end well for people keen
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ScienceShot: Want to Understand This Article?
Science Magazine: Does reading faster mean reading better? That’s what speed-reading apps claim, promising to boost not just the number of words you read per minute, but also how well you understand a text. There’s
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Eye-Tuned
Integrative research explores what the eyes can tell us about mood disorders, learning disabilities, and cognitive impairment.
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Speed-Reading Apps Will Not Revolutionize Anything, Except Your Understanding
Pacific Standard: Spritz, a new speed-reading app company, suggests its technology will allow you to power through Atlas Shrugged in a day. The simple interface flashes one word of content at a time, at a
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Speed-Reading Apps May Impair Reading Comprehension by Limiting Ability to Backtrack
To address the fact that many of us are on the go and pressed for time, app developers have devised speed-reading software that eliminates the time we supposedly waste by moving our eyes as we
