Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. President Jimmy Carter and his daughter Amy attend a speed reading ...

The late Nora Ephron famously felt badly about her neck, but that’s minor compared to how people feel about their reading. We think everyone else reads faster than we do, that we should be able to ...

Sally Andrews receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Most adults read about 200-250 words per minute (wpm), but Spritz, a new reading application that is attracting considerable social ...

Speed reading is a skill that almost seems like a superpower. The ability to quickly read and comprehend books, articles and other written materials would be life-changing for a lot of us. But is ...

When you're crunched for time, life hacks and time-savers may seem especially tantalizing. Speed-reading courses promise to improve reading speed without sacrificing accuracy, but do they really help?

These days, we’re inundated with more information than ever before. Blog posts, news articles and a never-ending stream of books “you just have to read!” In fact, it has been estimated that there is ...

Sounds too good to be true... But if you practise speed reading, you'll get through your revision or homework faster AND retain more information! Speed reading is a bit like running - or playing any ...