The Tech That Transformed Birdwatching Into a Bloodless Sport
Taking issue with Slate's characterization of birding as "a steam valve for anxiety about nuclear-age habits"… More »
Edward Tenner is a historian of technology and culture. He was a founding advisor of Smithsonian's Lemelson Center and holds a Ph.D in European history. More
Taking issue with Slate's characterization of birding as "a steam valve for anxiety about nuclear-age habits"… More »
Studies show that we retain more with harder-to-read texts. Should we start using ugly fonts to help us learn?… More »
As American architects build sophisticated structures in China, what can we expect from designers here?… More »
An assaults weapon ban limiting magazine capacity to 10 rounds unintentionally created high demand for the gun… More »
Europeans judge American gun culture, but our most significant innovations have all come from European companies… More »
What's the best way to sell guns? Potentially a national shooting—and fear of a gun ban.… More »
The recent renewal of an historic New Jersey bridge makes it one of the few multi-span highway bridges still in existence that has been continuously used… More »
Do the results of a new study out of the Ivy League school prove the existence of psychic talent, or further hurt the credibility of paranormal science?… More »
As the brothers seek more Facebook money, they might want to read up on what happened to a similar set of siblings… More »
When faced with an unsavory taxation policy, Boeing's creativity led to success. Can this tactic work for other companies?… More »
New linguistics-based software could help traders predict trends -- or it might lead to another market crash… More »
Why SUNY Albany's decision to cut French, Italian, Russian, and classics is a bad idea… More »
There's something to be said for the broader academic and social environment of the competitive admission schools… More »
PayPal founder Peter Thiel is offering two year fellowships of up to $100,000 for entrepreneurs under 20 who are willing to drop out of school… More »
If the extension of the human lifespan and the outlook for healthier old age really are stalled, we have a bigger problem than health insurance legislation… More »
The hostile reaction to anti-God advertising shows that many aren't willing to acknowledge free expression of skepticism as a right… More »
Americans didn't invent the first reclining furniture, but no nation has taken it further… More »
In 1948, Kodak introduced a machine that snatched words out of thin air from somewhere on the other side of a city and reproduced them on moving film… More »
In an age when people deny everything from global warming to natural selection, why have few questioned the existence of this generation?… More »
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