“Writing as Technology” and How It Physically Changed Our Brains

1–2 minutes

By Laine Geary

Walter Ong’s speech to the National Humanities Institute, "Writing as Technology", is a piece that inspired me to look back through my college classes and make connections to disciplines outside of Media and Communications studies. The result is the following audio essay.

https://share.descript.com/view/wons5o8vZsb

(Please note that the writing you see on the screen during the audio recording is, at times, different than the actual audio. The audio recording is the essay, not the script you see. Thank you.)