Two Spaces After Period Are Better Than One

Science / Science & Exploration
Two spaces after period are better than one, except maybe they aren’t, study finds
After APA style change sets world afire, researchers justify double-space but plea for peace.

I'm guessing some people have nothing better to do...

In what may be one of the most controversial studies of the year, researchers at Skidmore College—clearly triggered by a change in the American Psychological Association (APA) style book—sought to quantify the benefits of two spaces after a period at the end of a sentence. After conducting an eye-tracking experiment with 60 Skidmore students, Rebecca L. Johnson, Becky Bui, and Lindsay L. Schmitt found that two spaces at the end of a period slightly improved the processing of text during reading. The research was trumpeted by some press outlets as a vindication of two-spacers' superiority.