It may seem a stretch to compare page design with architecture, but the comparison really works, I think. Looking at the medieval page, it is not difficult to regard it as an engineered constructio…

Squaring recent research suggesting we're "naturally moral" with all the strife in the world

A British-German study uncovers huge changes in migration patterns of UK citizens since 2016 referendum

What is all the scrubbing, soaping, moisturizing, and deodorizing really doing for the body’s largest organ?

Google acquired North which made smart glasses similar to Google Glass on June 30, North decides to kill its flagship Focals smart glasses on July 31st

The political economy of bullshit.

Nearly three times more people died than Iran's government admitted, records seen by the BBC show.

Would-be investors in US black neighbourhoods say they still face significant financial barriers.

Why I miss Crazy Frog

Elon Musk’s company would be the largest ever added to the index, and its inclusion would spark an “all-hands” trading moment.

Measured by his contributions to economics, political theory, and intellectual history, Thomas Sowell ranks among the towering intellects of our time. Yet, rare among such thinkers, Sowell manages never to provoke, in the reader, the feeling of being towered…

We are in 2020 and the US president is about to ban TikTok, a video-sharing social network mobile app, because “it poses a risk to US…

In Japan, you can pay private agents called ‘wakaresaseya’ to seduce your spouse or their partner.

KLM is in the throes of a crisis of unprecedented magnitude. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus at the start of 2020, numerous measures have already

For a couple of centuries, the British were in an unlikely frenzy for the exotic fruit.

(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google is picking up a 6.6% stake in ADT Inc (ADT.N) for $450 million, betting on the home security company’s strong customer base and an army of technicians to drive sales of its Nest devices.

Microsoft has made its first big contribution to OpenJDK: Porting OpenJDK to Windows 10 ARM (AArch64).