Is it true that Korean is the most scientific writing system, as described by Asian scholar Edwin Reischauer? Get a feel for the various writing systems of the world in the YouTube video above.

The Roman alphabet gets stacked alongside other systems — abjabs, abugidas, syllabaries, and logo-syllabaries — of which most English readers are at best dimly aware. It’s another interesting look at the variety of approaches to the fundamentals of communication.