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Benjamin Franklin’s Phonetic Alphabet
One of the founding father’s more quixotic quests was to create a new alphabet. No Q included
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The World According to Twitter, in Maps
A new geographic analysis of millions of tweets provides a remarkably broad view of humanity, by language, location and other factors
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10 New Things Science Says About Moms
Among then: They answer a lot of questions and their spit is good for us
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How Motherhood Makes You Smarter
New studies on rats show that being a mom does more than change her body, it may maximize her brainpower too
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What Phone Companies Are Doing With All That Data From Your Phone
They’re mining it and selling it. But don’t worry, it’s all anonymous. Maybe
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Interactive: The 50 Largest Ports in the World
Investigate for yourself the mechanisms of global trade
The Future Is Here
The Future is Here
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Cracking the Code of the Human Genome
The Secret to a Long Life May Be Deep Inside Your Brain
Scientists have found a way to slow the aging process. Unluckily for us, they’ve only been able to do it in mice
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Life in the City Is Essentially One Giant Math Problem
Experts in the emerging field of quantitative urbanism believe that many aspects of modern cities can be reduced to mathematical formulas
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How Lego Is Constructing the Next Generation of Engineers
With programmable robots and student competitions, Lego is making “tinkering with machines cool again”
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What Lies Ahead for 3-D Printing?
The new technology promises a factory in every home—and a whole lot more
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Mona Eltahawy on Egypt’s Next Revolution
The Egyptian-American activist speaks out on the dangers women still face in a changing Mideast
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Educating Americans for the 21st Century
How Much Do Americans Know About Science?
An exclusive poll shows Americans crave stronger mathematics, science schooling for U.S. kids
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Look Ma, No Fuel! Flying Cross Country on Sun Power
This week one of the strangest flying machines you’ve ever seen will start its journey across America—without a drop of fuel
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Why Every State Should Be More Like Texas
Reporter Erica Grieder sees wisdom in the Lone Star State’s economic model. No verdict on if it has the best barbecue, however
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How Big Data Will Mean the End to Job Interviews
Companies will rely more and more on analyzing mountains of data to determine who’s the best fit for a job
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Eight New Things We’ve Learned About Music
It’s right up there with food, sex and drugs when its comes to stirring up pleasure responses in our brains
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Which Primate Is the Most Likely Source of the Next Pandemic?
To help anticipate the next outbreak of an emerging infectious disease, scientists scrutinize our closest relatives in the animal kingdom
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Do Teachers Need Their Own “Bar Exam”?
Some say the best way to improve American education—and get teachers more respect—is make them take challenging entry exams like doctors and lawyers do
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Educating Americans for the 21st Century
Infographic: Where a STEM Education Can Take You
Follow the path from school to the workplace to see what sticking with STEM will do for a career
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