Remotereading

Remotereading is a loosely defined term used to describe reading or interpreting information from a distance, typically through digital or mediated channels. There is no universal definition, and its meaning varies across disciplines, practitioners, and contexts.

In popular or paranormal contexts, remotereading may refer to the purported ability to acquire information about a person, place, or situation without physical presence, a notion closely related to remote viewing and widely regarded with skepticism by the scientific community.

In information science, education, and the digital humanities, remotereading more commonly describes reading activities performed remotely using electronic texts and tools. These include online libraries, e-books, text mining, AI-assisted summarization, and collaborative annotation or discussion platforms, enabling access to diverse materials and analysis across distances.

Typical methods involve remote access to content, extraction of metadata, linguistic or thematic analysis, and integration with learning management systems or research workflows. Benefits include scalability and accessibility; drawbacks include privacy concerns, data rights, variable data quality, and potential algorithmic bias.

Because the term lacks a single standard definition, discussions of remotereading should specify context, methods, and aims to ensure clarity and reproducibility. See also remote viewing, text mining, digital reading.