The Origins and Power of Writing: Unraveling Human Communication

The video explores the history and evolution of writing, starting from the Sumerians in Mesopotamia who used pictograms for trade. It discusses the development of cuneiform writing and compares it to Chinese ideograms. The video also covers the invention of the alphabet by the Phoenicians and its evolution through Greek and Roman adaptations. Finally, it explains how the brain processes reading and recognizes words.

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