In a comment to my post on putting out fires last week, one commenter mentioned the utility of the good old sand bucket, and wondered if there was anything that would go on to set the sand on fire. Thanks to a note from reader Robert L., I can report that…

A new study shows that bilinguals do indeed think about time differently, depending on the language context in which they are estimating the duration of events.

Bernard Rudofsky’s 1947 essay “Are Clothes Modern?” ponders the passing of fads, the ideology of luxury goods, the changeability of body taboos, and the psychic satisfaction of a chic self-portrait.

Scientific Reports - HyperFoods: Machine intelligent mapping of cancer-beating molecules in foods

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I always wondered who hand-lettered Hong Kong’s road signs. The answer is more interesting than I suspected.

Math is about more than just numbers. In this 'book' the language of math is visual, shown in shapes and patterns. This is a coloring book about group theory.

Late last year, Google launched a blog management tool named 'Blog Compass.' It could connect to sites running either WordPress or Blogger, and provided

The long read: Since it decriminalised all drugs in 2001, Portugal has seen dramatic drops in overdoses, HIV infection and drug-related crime

The founder of the online classifieds site is a survivor from the era of internet optimism. He has given significant sums to protect the future of news – and rejects the idea his website helped cause journalism’s financial crisis

Listen to interviews from more than 40 years of Fresh Air with Terry Gross, the celebrated radio show and podcast produced by WHYY and broadcast by NPR.

Virtual Kubernetes. Contribute to ibuildthecloud/k3v development by creating an account on GitHub.

Most people have an extremely incorrect perception about waste disposal and recycling. Here’s the reality.