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Henry V is perhaps the most famous (and complicated) leader in Shakespeare. Here, he is portrayed by Sir Laurence Olivier in his famously propagandistic 1944 film, meant to rally the […]
Cloud computing means different things to different people, but basically it means that the software you use isn’t on your own personal computer, explains Fried in a 2 minute crash […]
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Michael Kahn directed two very different stage versions of Shakespeare's Henry V, which helped him realize the full complexity of leadership.
Computer storage and software are already migrating to the cloud, and soon processing power will go virtual as well, making our mobile devices as powerful as supercomputers.
Two of my last posts were about video calls and augmented reality and a possible usage scenario of those technologies in education. Now, what would happen if we combined those […]
Powerful yet tiny particles known as nanostructures will support new antibiotics that act like magnets to destroy bacteria and disease and potentially cancer, according to a new study.
Billionaire explorer Sir Richard Branson plans to take a single-person submarine to the deepest points in each of the world's five oceans, the first time such a feat has ever been attempted.
Researchers at Michigan State University have built a gasoline engine that could greatly improve the efficiency of gas-electric hybrid automobiles, reducing emissions by 90 percent.
Embryonic stem cells growing in a dish can spontaneously form complex structures resembling the retina—a discovery that could one day help restore sight to the blind.
The trend of solar power getting steadily less expensive is set to continue over the next decade—in sunny parts of the world it is already starting to compete with coal production.
Katrina gave New Orleans two stories to tell: One of disaster and another of innovation. Since 2007, the city has produced far more entrepreneurs than most American cities.
In a move that could shake up the American solar industry, General Electric plans to announce on Thursday that it will build the nation’s largest photovoltaic panel factory.
In the growing industry of cloud computing, I.B.M. is defining the market away from companies like Amazon by wooing bigger customers with promises of security and backup guarantees.
This week, Arizona passed a law that makes it a felony to knowingly terminate a pregnancy that was sought because of the race or sex of the fetus. Karen Franz, […]
Over the past few years, scholars and scientists have been re-examining both the goals and the nature of science communication initiatives. In a guest post today, Melanie Gade reviews much […]
If you could pick as close to an anonymous volcano in the Pacific Northwest, you might be tempted to pick Newberry Caldera in Oregon (I might also take partial credit for […]
A range of environmental issues -- from biodiversity to ocean acidification -- have linkages to climate change. Yet, given polarized views on climate change, how can these linkages be effectively […]
They both experiment with language, recombining words and phrases in novel ways. Steven Pinker explains how his studies in childhood linguistics try to shed light on linguistic creativity in general.