Robert Granjon lived in the 1500s. The new style of typeface he invented in 1557, modeled on contemporary Gothic cursive handwriting, and later came to be know as Civilité, after the Civilité or 'etiquette' books which the typeface often appeared in. Although…

The United Nations predicts that the global population will soon explode. In Empty Planet, John Ibbitson and Darrell Bricker argue they're dead wrong.

“One of the great commandments of science is, "Mistrust arguments from authority." Too many such arguments have proved too painfully wrong. Authorities must prove their contentions like everybody else.” ~ Carl Sagan

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They've had the worst economic luck in U.S. history. many Millennials will never recover.

Tensions between China and India have not stopped. Amul Doodh posted a cartoon of Exit the Dragon on Twitter, after which Amul’s official Twitter account has been suspended. Amul’s Twitter account is having an impact on the dispute between China and India. Twitter…

Programming requires much more than the cut and dry language taught in children’s books.

The United States and China will be locked in a contest for decades. But Washington can win if it stays more patient than Beijing.

In evolutionary biology, attention to the relationship between stochastic organisms and their stochastic environments has leaned towards the adaptability and learning capabilities of the organisms rather than toward the properties of the environment. This…

Businesses are reopening. Protests are erupting nationwide. But the virus isn’t done with us.

An impressive poster summarizing biochemical pathways reminds us how complex life is, and how interconnected the world is.

Posts in this series: Basic Camera, Diffuse, Emissive Image Improvement and Glossy Reflections Fresnel, Rough Refraction & Absorption, Orbit Camera Below is a screenshot of the shadertoy that g…

Anne Richards says asset managers unable to provide enough cash to keep businesses afloat

The planned test is part of a project to develop an artificial intelligence-driven drone that could change the face of air combat.

(Inside Science) -- A giant platform nearly a mile long made of stone, clay and earth is both the earliest and largest known monumental structure constructed by the ancient Maya, dwarfing their biggest pyramids in magnitude, a new study finds.