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A bit, the smallest unit of information, the fundamental particle of information theory, is a choice, yes or no, on or off. 

Thanks to three solar panels and a large lithium ion battery pack, the stations can capture and store enough power to charge six phones at once and have plenty to spare.

For the reader, art connoisseur, music fan, or student, this is a “money for nothing and your chicks for free” kind of world (Google the lyrics if you’re too young […]

Created by researchers at the University of Texas-Austin, the cloak only works in the microwave spectrum but could theoretically be used to hide objects in visible light.

The sushi restaurant chain YO!Sushi has introduced a flying drone server at its flagship restaurant in London.

During my time in the Department of Defense we had to and did in fact give military commanders enormous freedom and flexibility. 

YouTube user styropyro, aka, The DIY Laser Guy, has made a DIY lightsaber that can burn through a variety of objects. 

Edward Snowden had no way out. 

When Rodolphe Töpffer drew the first comics in 1837, he couldn’t possibly have imagined where the genre would go. It’s comparable to the Wright Brothers trying to picture stealth bombers […]

Would you kill a baby and save millions of lives further on down the line in history? 

Does great art last because it is great or is it great because it lasts? Do works find a place in the canon by familiarity, like a ubiquitous tune you […]

The spacecraft currently in residence near Saturn will position itself to capture what our planet looks like from almost 900 million miles away. It’s the first-ever intentional photo session from deep space, which means we have time to dress up. 

Yes, there is no religious peace.

It’s not quite a “Star Trek” holodeck, but two junior doctors based in London have developed a way to display 3D animated graphics of body parts on an auditorium stage.

Manhattanhedge is a two-day event when the setting Sun aligns precisely with the Manhattan street grid. 

I’m a little wary of defending The Great Gatsby. Not because I’m wary of the book, which I’ve loved with a passion since age sixteen, but because I can’t speak […]

The widely-read science news site, Popular Science, recently decided to remove comment sections almost completely – save for a minority of articles. Online content director, Susan Labarre, explains: “Comments can […]

The people behind the Lone Signal project are inviting the public to contribute text and photo messages that they plan to beam into outer space as a beacon to aliens.

Lasting power is accorded to only a handful of presidents, especially after their death. There is no doubt that John Kennedy is one of the few. How did it happen?

Scientists at Stanford University have created a tiny probe that emits light when inserted into a living cell without damaging or disrupting the cell or its functions.

I’ve never been pregnant myself, but I know people who have. Pregnancy can be a wonderful experience, but it has its downsides too, like having to feel bad whenever you […]

How all the parts of the brain come together so that you have a unified perception of the world is one of the unsolved mysteries in neuroscience. 

Introducing Buddhism, Blasphemy, and Blackmail

Accelerating technological change will define how efficiently we use energy, not how much. The accelerating change of technology we use commercially and personally is dramatically increasing the global demand for […]

“Weary with toil, I haste me to my bed/ The dear repose for limbs with travel tired,” William Shakespeare writes in his Sonnet 27. “But then begins a journey in […]

Just our luck… the only part of the UK with tight border controls. The picture on the front page of Private Eye shows a long line of cars queueing to […]

A little bit of game theory suggests how Edward Snowden’s odyssey might end.

Two weeks ago, after turning onto Route 10 from Santa Monica, a truck sped by in the center lane. A hand truck flew from the back as it hit a […]

Located 1,200 light-years from here, in the northern constellation Lyra, NASA’s Kepler spacecraft has discovered two planets whose size and orbits make them the exoplanets most similar to Earth yet.

Researchers at Duke University have enabled rats to feel infrared light by implanting special sensors into the brain, allowing the rodents to “touch” extra-sensory information invisible to their eye.