We don’t need less learning; we need more. If this continues, we are looking at a future full of young adults who can’t even run a cash register, which means an even bigger homeless population.

Researchers are learning that handwriting engages the brain in ways typing can't match, raising questions about the costs of ditching this age-old practice, especially for kids.

After recording the brain activity of university students, researchers in Norway determined that writing by hand may improve learning and memory. A participant in the Norway study. Courtesy NTNU ...