Morse code provides perhaps the best example of just how sophisticated the brain’s ability to process temporal patterns is.

As of 2007, knowing Morse code is no longer a requirement in order to get a ham radio license, demonstrating just one example of how Morse code continues to fall by the wayside.

Many think "SOS" stands for "save our souls" or "save our ship," but it actually doesn't stand for anything. SOS is a Morse Code distress signal. Morse Code is a system that uses dots, dashes and ...

In addition, Morse code is highly readable, even under poor conditions. This is partly because it is extremely narrow bandwidth and partly because your brain is an amazing signal processor.

Japan’s Fukuoka Institute of Technology plans to send a satellite into orbit that will flash back Morse code messages visible with the naked eye.