Ironic Effect of Efforts to Ban Books: Teenagers Form New Book Clubs to Read Them

CNN reports on "an ironic effect" of efforts to remove books from libraries in America. "The more certain books are singled o...

What Chinese Scientists Learned Teaching Two Monkeys to Play Pac-Man

"What can scientists learn by teaching two monkeys to play Pac-Man?" asks the South China Morning Post. "Quite a lot it seems...

Chinese astronauts return to Earth after spending six months in space

The three taikonauts spent 183 days on the Tiangong space station. | Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images Three Chinese astronauts, also kn...

After Russia's Invasion of Ukraine, US Army Training Includes Countering Social Media Disinformation

"In the dusty California desert, U.S. Army trainers are already using lessons learned from Russia's war against Ukraine as they pre...

Film-Maker Issues $1M Challenge to Museum to Repeat Radiocarbon Testing of the 'Shroud of Turin'

"It was one of the most eagerly awaited scientific announcements of all time, and it pitted the world of faith against the world of rat...

This video teaches you how to build a retro flip-walker toy out of LEGO

Image: JK Brickworks via YouTube This LEGO flip-walking vehicle looks like it has a mind of its own, but it’s really just powered by grav...

Social Media Made Us Stupid - and How to Fix It

Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist at the New York University's School of Business, argues in the Atlantic that social-media platform...