Writing & Scripts

10 Endangered Scripts to Watch in 2025

Long before a language falls silent, its unique writing system can fade into obscurity. This post explores ten beautiful and…

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Pen vs. Pixel: Why Handwriting Boosts Memory

Ever wonder why you recall handwritten notes better than typed ones? The answer lies not in nostalgia, but in neuroscience.…

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Why Your Doctor’s Handwriting Is So Bad: A Study

We've all squinted at a doctor's prescription, wondering if it's a note or a secret code. But is this infamous…

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From Thought to Ink: The Neurology of Handwriting

Ever marvel at how a fleeting thought transforms into ink on a page? This article delves into the incredible neurology…

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Clay, Papyrus, Vellum: How Writing Surfaces Shaped Language

Before keyboards or even paper, the very material a scribe wrote on dictated our linguistic conventions. From the wedge-shaped efficiency…

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The Invention of Silence: When Words Got Spaces

For centuries, Western texts were written as an unbroken wall of letters, a practice known as scriptio continua. The simple…

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How the Printing Press Created Standard German

Before the printing press, the "German language" was a chaotic tapestry of regional dialects. This all changed when Martin Luther…

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Reading Japanese: The Brain’s 3-Script Juggle

The Japanese writing system uniquely blends three distinct scripts—Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana—often within a single sentence. This presents a fascinating…

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Vinča Symbols: Europe’s Oldest Writing?

Long before Egyptian hieroglyphs, a mysterious Neolithic culture in the Balkans etched thousands of symbols onto clay. These Vinča symbols…

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The Georgian Alphabet’s Three Sisters

Georgia doesn't just have one unique alphabet—it has three. This trio of distinct but related scripts, known as Asomtavruli, Nuskhuri,…

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