Bionic Reading is a new way of reading text that uses a patented algorithm to highlight the most important parts of words, making it easier and faster to read. The method was developed by a German software developer named Renato Cukar, who was inspired by the way the human eye reads text.
Bionic Reading works by highlighting the most important parts of words, which helps the eye to follow the text more smoothly and efficiently. This makes it easier to read longer passages of text, and can also help to improve comprehension.
Bionic Reading is available as a free Chrome extension, as well as a mobile app for iOS and Android. It can also be used on websites and in PDFs.
See https://www.howtogeek.com/882688/why-you-should-use-bionic-reading-in-chrome-or-any-browser/
EDIT: Although some individuals claim to see improvement, it may be that results do vary as one test shows no real improvement across the board - https://blog.readwise.io/bionic-reading-results/
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So, it bolds the first 40% of a word. And for this it’s a plug-in that’s probably sending everything I view back to their mothership and hoovering up my bank information? Hahahaha fuck no.
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Patented means limited spread, doesn’t it?
A patent means someone claims ownership of what they created, but I suppose it all depends on what they do with the patent. They can restrict it, sell it, or let anyone use it under license. But yes, it potentially restricts. The extension though is free so I see no cost.
Is this actually legit? I’ve heard this before but didn’t know if it was backed up by any studies. Guess I’ll just try it and see for myself
Edit: no firefox addon? booo
There are not many studies as it is quite “new” but one study does suggest no real improvement - https://blog.readwise.io/bionic-reading-results/
On the other hand, that thing where you flash words past in the same spot does allow massively faster reading. Not faster comprehension, though.
