​What is happening in Iran is not a “crisis.” A crisis implies a state of temporary imbalance. In Iran, however, what is collapsing is not a temporary order, but a historical political ontology. ​The ...

The series suggests that the early medieval world was not built from nothing. It was built from leftovers: ruined institutions, surviving beliefs, old trade routes, and political habits that never ...

Nonprofits are often told they need to tell better stories. In reality, many organizations struggle not with storytelling skills but with visibility. Some impact is easy to see: Clean water flows from ...

In a major contribution to our understanding of the evolution of human cognition, a bonobo (a.k.a. pygmy chimpanzee) has demonstrated the ability to create mental images of pretend scenarios. This ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There's probably no need to explain why a 3D printer is an incredible investment if you love to create and tinker. You can use them to make ...

On Monday, Databricks announced it reached a $5.4 billion revenue run rate, growing 65% year-over-year, of which more than $1.4 billion was from its AI products. Co-founder and CEO Ali Ghodsi wanted ...

In his classic science-fiction story “The New Accelerator,” published in 1901, H. G. Wells describes a drug that speeds up a person’s metabolism by a factor of 1,000. For the two protagonists who ...

The 3.28 Update, titled Mirage, for Path of Exile has arrived, bringing with it the Mirage League, various in-game changes, unique rewards, and much ...

Cheekface is vocalist/guitarist Greg Katz, bassist Amanda Tannen (formerly of stellastarr*), and drummer Mark “Echo” Edwards. “Hostile Street” follows Middle Spoon, a new album the band released last ...

At 10:47 am UTC on Sunday, February 8, a user named Woodwardo posted on the World of Warcraft subreddit to share a curious discovery: After making a new orc rogue, they had detected—through an ...

Doris Lessing’s Golden Notebook remains shocking, necessary and imperfect – a dazzling experiment in living as a woman ...