Please do go check out squarespace using the link https://www.squarespace.com/brainfood Not only will you get 10% off, but you'll support this show and us being able to do super-deep dives on interesting topics like this one. Thanks! In the video today we're looking at the evolution of written language from birth to the pinnacle today- chatspeak, emojis and emoticons. :-) If you'd like the text version of this article, you can find that and references here: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2019/12/who-invented-the-emoticon-and-emoji-and-how-theyre-forever-changing-written-language/ This video is #sponsored by Squarespace