Adjacent, but this video on the science of reading is fascinating. tl;dw: 1. We don't know for sure how humans happen to be able to read. 2. We know it d

Adjacent, but this video on the science of reading is fascinating. tl;dw: 1. We don't know for sure how humans happen to be able to read. 2. We know it didn't evolve; as recently as a few hundred years ago a large majority of humans didn't read. 3. We think edges and intersections and fundamental shapes are key to being able to recognize things in general. 4. We think writing/reading evolved (from pictograms) to fit what our brains are good at. 5. Our brains are ridiculously good at it. 6. At least once we're good at it, we don't sound out words, or even see words individually. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt7rR0MCYsg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt7rR0MCYsg