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The humanities and social sciences are lopsided in privileging writing.
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The humanities and social sciences privilege writing disproportionately.
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Joe Cruz
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News Article
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{
    "date": "2026-09-29"
}
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September 30, 2026 at 6:02 AM (2 weeks ago)
Last Updated
September 30, 2026 at 6:02 AM (2 weeks ago)

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The author explores writing as a technology for cognitive offloading, questioning the humanities' over-privileging of writing. The piece considers what types of thinking should be offloaded versus practiced by students, especially in the age of AI.

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