Science Nation: Smartphone Beats Paper for Some With Dyslexia

3 minutes 8 seconds

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Matthew Schneps is a researcher at Harvard University with a doctorate in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He also happens to have dyslexia, so reading has always been a challenge for him. That is, until he got a smartphone. Schneps soon found that for him, a smartphone was easier to read than a paper or a book. But, was it just him? Or, had he stumbled onto something that could help others with dyslexia? Part of the National Science Foundation Series “Science Nation.”

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Runtime: 3 minutes 8 seconds

Topic: Counseling and Self-Help, Health and Safety, Science, Technology
Subtopic: Computers, Disabilities, Science Experiments, Science Methods
Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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Release Year: 2009
Producer/Distributor: National Science Foundation
Series: Science Nation

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