When was the last time you wrote something by hand? Was it a stylus signature at a checkout stand, a kitchen calendar ...

You might think that the best penmanship would involve excellent finger control over the pen, but your fingers actually don't help you write better—they can make your handwriting worse. Dyas A. Lawson ...

Studies show handwriting and typing activate the brain differently, but learning outcomes depend more on the task and ...

National Handwriting Day on Jan. 23 celebrates the lost art of penmanship. Erkki Makkonen/Getty Images National Handwriting Day doesn’t boast free pie slices, but you can savor the lost art of ...

Writing is virtually part of everything we do. It is one of the most powerful tools used to communicate our knowledge, emotions and beliefs, across distance and time. Writing is also a fundamental ...

The everyday tasks that humans often take for granted, such as walking and handwriting, have, until recently, been challenging to program a robot to do. The Handwriting Company now has a robot that ...

WIMA sponsors National Handwriting Day each year on Jan. 23 to coincide with John Hancock’s birthday. Hancock was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence, marking the document with his ...

From prescription errors to a handwriting-inspired font, experts revisit why physicians’ handwriting continues to raise practical and patient safety concerns.