The symbols we use to write words evolve to become visually simpler over time, and an analysis of a writing system from West Africa shows that they can do so over just a few generations. The script ...

The act of writing letters may be written off as obsolete, but the power of the written word remains as potent as ever. Here’s why your mind benefits when your hand writes. In the age of instant ...

Though writing by hand is increasingly being eclipsed by the ease of computers, a new study finds we shouldn't be so quick to throw away the pencils and paper: handwriting helps people learn certain ...

Writing evolves to become simpler and more efficient, according to a new study based on the analysis of an isolated West African writing system. The world's very first invention of writing took place ...

Are left-handers better at mirror-writing than right-handers? Recently, a reader of this blog emailed me that she was left-handed and had noticed that she was much better at mirror-writing than ...