11 Jul 2022

Bionic reading

From Afternoons, 1:25 pm on 11 July 2022

Have you ever finished reading a page and realised none of it sunk in? Bionic Reading could be the solution. Invented by a Swiss typographic designer, Bionic Reading takes an existing text and highlights the most concise parts of words, guiding the eyes through it faster and helping you comprehend what you're reading. Professor of optometry and vision science Steven Dakin from Auckland University speaks to Jesse.

Bionic reading example

Photo: bionicreading.com