Team Xerox

Take a look at what your eyes are doing right now. It's known as saccadic jumping--the way they skip across the page from left to right before some unseen hand comes in and pushes them to the start of the next line, like the ball on an old typewriter. It's something you've done your whole life. But is it really the most efficient way to read?

Now imagine this: you're sitting at a computer equipped with a steering wheel, gas pedal, brake and stick shift. Words appear on the screen at a speed you determine by applying the pedals. Your eyes...

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