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EPISODE · Mar 10, 2025 · 30 MIN

Signature moves: are we losing the ability to write by hand?

from The Audio Long Read · host The Guardian

We are far more likely to use our hands to type or swipe than pick up a pen. But in the process we are in danger of losing cognitive skills, sensory experience – and a connection to history By Christine Rosen. Read by Laurel Lefkow. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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