Who IS Sherlock Holmes – Neil McCaw
More than a century after first emerging into the fog-bound, gas-lit streets of Victorian London, Sherlock Holmes is universally recognizable. Even his wardrobe and accessories are iconic: the Inverness cape,...
More than a century after first emerging into the fog-bound, gas-lit streets of Victorian London, Sherlock Holmes is universally recognizable. Even his wardrobe and accessories are iconic: the Inverness cape,...
Your cell phone is mainly made of plastics and metals. It’s easy to appreciate the inventive process by which those elements are made to add up to something so useful...
In many ways, our memories make us who we are, helping us remember our past, learn and retain skills, and plan for the future. And for the computers that often...
Let’s say you’re on a game show. You’ve already earned $1000 in the first round when you land on the bonus space. Now, you have a choice. You can either...
As we walk through our daily environments, we’re surrounded by exotic creatures that are too small to see with the naked eye. We usually imagine these microscopic organisms, or microbes,...
Like many heroes of Greek myths, the philosopher Hippasus was rumored to have been mortally punished by the gods. But what was his crime? Did he murder guests, or disrupt...
It’s easy to forget how vast and deep the ocean really is. About 60% of it is actually a cold and dark region known as the deep ocean. And it...
Ah, spring. Grass growing, flowers blooming, trees growing new leaves, but if you get allergies, this explosion of new life probably inspires more dread than joy. Step outside, and within...
Just for a moment, focus on your breath. In slowly. Out slowly. In slowly. Out. The same pattern repeats within every one of us and consider your pulse. The beat...
Modern computers are revolutionizing our lives, performing tasks unimaginable only decades ago. This was made possible by a long series of innovations, but there’s one foundational invention that almost everything...