If you're like many digitally savvy Americans, it has likely been a while since you've spent much time writing by hand. The laborious process of tracing out our thoughts, letter by letter, on the page ...

Research compared students who typed lecture notes on laptops with those who wrote lecture notes by hand during the same time.

Typing may be faster than writing by hand, but it’s less stimulating for the brain, according to research published Friday in the journal Frontiers in Psychology. After recording the brain activity of ...

For anyone looking to keep their mind sharp with age, science offers an unexpectedly low-tech suggestion: pick up a pen. A review of brain imaging studies found that handwriting activates a broader ...

Not everyone has the knack to effectively write down their thoughts but a new study offers a hint on how anyone can improve their writing skills. The trick is to simply type slower. In the new ...

I didn’t expect a tiny open-source Windows app to make such a difference, but this one has saved me hours of typing every week.

The ease of writing letters on the Apple iPad is entirely dependent on the user's experience with tablets and with touch-screen technology. If you have prior experience with Apple products such as the ...

Researchers are learning that handwriting engages the brain in ways typing can't match, raising questions about the costs of ditching this age-old... If you're like many digitally savvy Americans, it ...