Brain Candy Daily

The Great Typewriter Conspiracy (And Why QWERTY Is Sabotaging Your Fingers)

Episode Summary

Why is the most common keyboard layout specifically designed to slow you down? Turns out the QWERTY arrangement we all know was never about typing efficiency—it was about solving a 150-year-old mechanical problem that no longer exists, yet we're all still living with its bizarre consequences. Prepare to question everything about the tools you use every day.