Handwriting has helped shape culture ever since the ancient Sumerians created an alphabet on clay tablets. But are digital communication and the internet threatening to make handwriting obsolete? Anne Trubek , author of The History and Uncertain Future of Handwriting, joins us for this week's Please Explain all about handwriting!

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Today's Please Explain: handwriting! We want to see yours. Some pangrams from our show staff to get you started pic.twitter.com/OdFWs6L3la

Hey .@LeonardLopate ! Here's my very best attempt at neat penmanship. I think I'll stick to typing... pic.twitter.com/ld3ZRa85kG

@LeonardLopate My scrawl. The young new postal worker has a hard time reading it. Would like me to print. Defiance. pic.twitter.com/zfdk84AUxh

@LeonardLopate @WNYC i don't hold a pen the "right" way but teachers let it slide bc i have neat handwriting pic.twitter.com/hot5dFS8C2

@LeonardLopate Can't decide between upper & lower case haha pic.twitter.com/NqX4bCOvYN