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Writing is a lot of different things: it’s a method of communication, a cognitive process, and a tool that’s changed the world forever. Before we get into the “how” of writing, we’re looking at the “why.” Why did we start writing? Why do we keep doing it? And in a world where AI can write for us, what is writing really for?
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Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
1:40 - History of Writing
3:41 - Types of Writing
6:20 - What About AI?
9:55 - Conclusion
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Credit Corrections:
Script Editor: Anna Kasik
Fact Checker: Stephanie Honchell Smith
Sound Designer: Callie Dishman
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Sources:
https://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/omeka/exhibits/show/mcdonald/writing/significance
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/how-writing-rewires-your-brain-face-everyday-challenges
https://www.britannica.com/topic/writing
https://ed.cde.state.co.us/coreadingwriting/grounding-the-work-the-what-and-why-of-writing
https://www.afandpa.org/history-paper
https://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/omeka/exhibits/show/mcdonald/incunabula/gutenberg/
https://www.associatesbpl.org/portfolio-item/cuneiforms/
https://sites.utexas.edu/dsb/tokens/the-evolution-of-writing/
https://www.history.com/articles/hammurabi
https://sites.utexas.edu/dsb/tokens/from-accounting-to-writing
https://sites.utexas.edu/dsb/tokens/the-evolution-of-writing/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/ancient-egypt-hieroglyphs
https://www.unesco.org/en/memory-world/chinese-oracle-bone-inscriptions
https://www.nsf.gov/news/scientists-find-earliest-new-world-writings-mexico
https://www.jyi.org/2007-february/2007/2/11/olmec-writing-the-oldest-in-the-western-hemisphere
https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/aboutwriting/chapter/types-of-writing-styles/
https://nielsenmassey.com/products/madagascar-bourbon-pure-vanilla-extract/
https://campus.kennesaw.edu/current-students/academics/writing-center/open-educational-resources/pdf-chapters/what-is-academic-writing.php
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/legal_writing
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/communication-and-mass-media/journalism
https://purdueglobalwriting.center/four-cs-of-effective-writing/
https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/higher-ed-gamma/writing-thinking
https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/journalistic-writing
https://www.msudenver.edu/writing-center/faculty-resources/writing-as-a-thinking-tool/
https://www.uvu.edu/writingcenter/handouts/college-student-writing.html
https://writingcenter.uiowa.edu/news/2025/04/why-learn-write-age-ai
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/how-writing-rewires-your-brain-face-everyday-challenges
https://blogs.ubc.ca/etec540sept13/2013/09/29/socrates-writing-vs-memory/
https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/oral_traditions/
https://hbsp.harvard.edu/inspiring-minds/3-key-lessons-essay-writing-ai
https://www.law.uchicago.edu/socratic-method
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/storytelling-and-cultural-traditions/
Writing is a lot of different things: it’s a method of communication, a cognitive process, and a tool that’s changed the world forever. Before we get into the “how” of writing, we’re looking at the “why.” Why did we start writing? Why do we keep doing it? And in a world where AI can write for us, what is writing really for?
_________________________________________________________________________
Follow us on socials!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gostudyhall
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoStudyHall
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gostudyhall/
__________________________________________________________________________
Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
1:40 - History of Writing
3:41 - Types of Writing
6:20 - What About AI?
9:55 - Conclusion
__________________________________________________________________________
Credit Corrections:
Script Editor: Anna Kasik
Fact Checker: Stephanie Honchell Smith
Sound Designer: Callie Dishman
__________________________________________________________________________
Sources:
https://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/omeka/exhibits/show/mcdonald/writing/significance
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/how-writing-rewires-your-brain-face-everyday-challenges
https://www.britannica.com/topic/writing
https://ed.cde.state.co.us/coreadingwriting/grounding-the-work-the-what-and-why-of-writing
https://www.afandpa.org/history-paper
https://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/omeka/exhibits/show/mcdonald/incunabula/gutenberg/
https://www.associatesbpl.org/portfolio-item/cuneiforms/
https://sites.utexas.edu/dsb/tokens/the-evolution-of-writing/
https://www.history.com/articles/hammurabi
https://sites.utexas.edu/dsb/tokens/from-accounting-to-writing
https://sites.utexas.edu/dsb/tokens/the-evolution-of-writing/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/ancient-egypt-hieroglyphs
https://www.unesco.org/en/memory-world/chinese-oracle-bone-inscriptions
https://www.nsf.gov/news/scientists-find-earliest-new-world-writings-mexico
https://www.jyi.org/2007-february/2007/2/11/olmec-writing-the-oldest-in-the-western-hemisphere
https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/aboutwriting/chapter/types-of-writing-styles/
https://nielsenmassey.com/products/madagascar-bourbon-pure-vanilla-extract/
https://campus.kennesaw.edu/current-students/academics/writing-center/open-educational-resources/pdf-chapters/what-is-academic-writing.php
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/legal_writing
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/communication-and-mass-media/journalism
https://purdueglobalwriting.center/four-cs-of-effective-writing/
https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/higher-ed-gamma/writing-thinking
https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/journalistic-writing
https://www.msudenver.edu/writing-center/faculty-resources/writing-as-a-thinking-tool/
https://www.uvu.edu/writingcenter/handouts/college-student-writing.html
https://writingcenter.uiowa.edu/news/2025/04/why-learn-write-age-ai
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/how-writing-rewires-your-brain-face-everyday-challenges
https://blogs.ubc.ca/etec540sept13/2013/09/29/socrates-writing-vs-memory/
https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/oral_traditions/
https://hbsp.harvard.edu/inspiring-minds/3-key-lessons-essay-writing-ai
https://www.law.uchicago.edu/socratic-method
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/storytelling-and-cultural-traditions/
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