English Evolving Much More Slowly on the Internet than During the Renaissance
A new study charted how English has changed over the past 500 years, finding it to be more stagnant than ever before
Should Dolphins and Whales Have Human Rights?
Because of their complex brains and rich social lives, should dolphins and whales be considered non-human legal persons, with full legal rights?
Glasses Provide Subtitles For Foreign Language Conversations
Powell designed glasses with built-in screens that translate speech, the translation appearing live as subtitles floating in front of the wearer’s eyes
Superheroes’ Most Amazing Power: Getting Kids to Choose Healthy Snacks Over French Fries
Cornell researchers exploit kids’ adoration of Batman for the better, using the superhero as an impetus to encourage kids to eat healthy
The Messy History of Tacos
There’s so much more to the humble taco than meets the hungry North American consumer’s eye - or palate
$2 Million in Ivory Seized From Manhattan Jewelers
Two New York City jewelers, caught with $2 million worth of illegal ivory, plead guilty to charges of commercializing wildlife
Should We Kill Man-Eating Alligators?
Should we hunt down and kill man-eaters?
In Sports, Winning Streaks Are Just Flukes
Winning streaks are engrained into our sports psyches, but are they actually a legitimate phenomoenon?
What if Newton’s Principia Mathematica, Published Today, Had Been in Comic Sans?
The rage over CERN’s font choice drives the question: How would the world have reacted to Newton’s world-changing tome had Comic Sans existed at the time?
Germans un-Kampf-ortable With Reissue of Hitler’s Tome
Starting in 2015, Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf will once again be available to German readers
Why We Set Off Fireworks on the Fourth of July
Because we always have
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