It’s Ok to Judge a Book By Its Cover (It’s Impossible Not To) — For a coterie of dandyish readers during the Victorian Mauve Nineties, The Yellow Book provided something novel—book cover designs. When the literary quarterly released its first volume in the spri…
Cómo ocupar un mundo que no fue diseñado para ti | Yessica Carrillo | TEDxBucaramanga Women — Como persona de talla baja, Yessica ha tenido que aprender cómo adaptarse a un mundo que no fue construido para personas como ella. En esta charla, nos enseña lo que ha aprendido en…
Legal warning after rise in seahorse disturbances — Conservationists say protected seahorses are being disturbed, both intentionally and unintentionally.
Two Well-Preserved Roman Busts Were Discovered Inside a Wine Vat in Israel Near the Capital City of a Roman Province — One is inscribed with the name "Lycurgus," suggesting the bust may depict the legendary founder of ancient Sparta
How farmers could fix Wales' polluted rivers and save money — Farmers have a crucial role in cleaning up one of the UK's most polluted river systems, a study shows.
What is the Future of Ethnic Studies? — When we come upon a fork in the road—two roads diverging in a yellow wood—it might be said that the decision of which way to go is a matter of impulse, rather than intention. At least, that is what…
An entire Herculaneum scroll has been read for the first time — PHerc. 1667, sealed since the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, has been virtually unwrapped and read from beginning to end — without ever being opened.
Make Our Community Disaster Ready | Hudson Planck | TEDxBrown County Schools — Could your community recover from a disaster tomorrow? In Make Our Community Disaster Ready, Hudson Planck reflects on the devastating tornado that impacted Brown County and the challenges that…
Using Social Media in a Positive Way | Heng Chee Kuan | TEDxUTAR — ### **Using Social Media in a Positive Way** **Mr Heng Chee Kuan (Uncle Potato)** Social media is often criticised for encouraging comparison, conflict and negativity. But what if the same platforms could be…
I Never Cook Rice and Beans in Water or Broth Anymore — I Use This to Make Them Extra Flavorful — It was my grandpa’s favorite.
David Baerwald on Taking Writing Lessons from Hans Zimmer — This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. A typical song begins with a brief introduction that establishes space, moves into a verse that advances the narrative, tu…
See the New Quarter Honoring Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence That Enters Circulation Next Week, Ahead of America’s 250th Birthday — The design is one of several coin denominations, and the third of five new quarters, made specially for the country’s semiquinc
How Nature Imagined the Figment of You — It is there like a constant whisper, like a ceaseless gust of thought rustling through the canopy of the collective mind: the haunting sense that ours is a particularly difficult time to be alive, …
Cubs' Edward Cabrera activated from IL, will start vs. Cardinals — The Cubs have activated Edward Cabrera from the injured list in time for the right-hander to start against the Cardinals.
The human in crisis and the possible moment of invention | Tumi Mogorosi | TEDxJohannesburg Salon — In our current ecological state, we face serious theoretical, ideological and political questions that demand our attention. In his talk, Tumi Mogorosi takes us through a critique
Jacobian Conjecture for Baby — A step-by-step illustrated guide, starting from zero, to the Jacobian Conjecture and its July 2026 fall. Every idea is animated, and the final discovery is checkable by hand.
Grieving in the Public Eye | Amanda Shea | TEDxRoxbury — Public grief is still personal grief, and we need a new language — and new boundaries — for navigating it. Amanda Shea is a three-time Boston Music Award-winning Spoken Word Artist. Shea is an artist, performer, educator,…
El poder de hablar cuando tu mundo se paraliza | Julieta Pons | TEDxSunchales — During the COVID-19 pandemic, Julieta—a pediatrician—faced one of the most devastating moments of her life. Her brother was diagnosed with cancer, and just one month later, she had to say goodbye to…
NASA Webb Uncovers Unusual Galaxy Shaped by Cosmic Collision - NASA Science — Webb uncovers unusual galaxy shaped by cosmic collision: Webb's unprecedented sensitivity across near- and mid-infrared wavelengths cuts through the thick lanes of dust that obscure Centaurus A’s…
Are Scientists Sacrificing Originality for Speed With the Use of AI? — New analysis suggests AI tools narrow the range of ideas explored
NASA to Cover US Spacewalk 95, Host Preview News Conference - NASA — NASA astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, June 30, to replace a wrist joint on the orbital complex’s Canadarm2 robotic
No Spanish reading crisis? — 66% of Spaniards read for pleasure; 75% of 14-24 year olds
Interview With Mitchell Hashimoto — Ghostty and Terraform maker and Hashicorp founder talks about open source, terminals and Zig.
Star-Spangled City - NASA Science — Two hundred years ago, a battle in the port city of Baltimore inspired the writing of America’s national anthem.
Amber heat-health alerts in effect as UK set for one of longest-lasting heatwaves since 1976 — Temperatures are set to rise as high as 36C (97F) for parts of southern England this week.
On Grief and Growing Up in Buffy the Vampire Slayer — The following essay is adapted from a keynote address given at the Association for the Study of Buffy+’s 11th Biennial Slayage Conference on July 10, 2026. In case it needs to be said, this e…
Polaroid’s tiny instant camera is $72 and includes a free pack of film — This tiny instant camera produces tiny photos.
I lost my wife, then used cybersecurity to restore myself | Kate Scarcella | TEDxPortsmouth — After losing the woman she built her life with, cybersecurity architect Kate Scarcella found herself applying the same principles she used to restore compromised systems. In this…
Why communication is key to change management | Jenn Rigby | TEDxArden University Manchester — Effective change management relies heavily on clear, early, and consistent communication, not just brilliant plans or technology. Authoritarian directives ("Because I said so") foster…
British driver who broke sound barrier sets new speed record — Andy Green set the fastest time ever recorded in a hydrogen-powered car, reaching 406mph (654km/h).
The future of robot armies is here – and it’s not what you think — Robots are becoming more a part of our lives every year, and worries about a robot army rising up have long plagued the technology. But columnist Annalee Newitz talks to nanobot researchers and finds out the real
NASA’s Roman Telescope Will Spot Distant Black Holes That Shred Stars - NASA — How do black holes at the center of galaxies form and grow over time? To answer this question, scientists need to detect and study supermassive black holes at
"Não tenho tempo." O Sintoma da Cultura da Exaustão. | Sofia Pereira | TEDxUniversidade de Coimbra — Nesta TEDTalk, Sofia Pereira começa com um exercício simples: fechar os olhos e visualizar o início de um dia típico. Despertador, telemóvel, notificações, correria,…
Drought and heat push Europe’s power grid to breaking point — High temperatures and low water levels have forced several countries to shut down nuclear reactors just as citizens turn up their air conditioning, forcing energy prices to spike and raising the threat of…
Home | Penn State Department of Materials Science and Engineering — Learn about materials.
Should We Buy Green or Buy Less? | Adithis Arvind | TEDxNewbury Park HS Youth — In a world of increasing waste and consumption, we must prioritize buying less products over simply purchasing green products in a way to reduce our impact on the environment. Doing so can bring one…
Picturing Earth in a New Light - NASA Science — A recent analysis revealed where artificial light at night has intensified, as well as where it has diminished.
2026 Monterey Car Week Auctions Shatter Record with $758M in Sales — The numbers are in, and the 2026 Monterey auctions made history. Total sales reached a record of $758.3M, surpassing even the pandemic-fueled frenzy of 2022. Beneath the headline sat a more complicated story:…
Gravity to Brains with Geometry | Francisco José Maldonado Torralba | TEDxUniversity of Tartu — "The point is not only how something looks from the outside. The point is how it is connected from within." Francisco José Maldonado Torralba tells how geometry links gravity to the…
'I am a woman in a man's rubbish world' — A woman who runs a waste collection firm says she was warned not to get involved in the industry.
The tiny highway helping the capital's hedgehogs — A hedgehog highway is a network of small holes and gaps that allows hedgehogs to move freely.
How to keep cool at your summer festivals — As the summer festival season kicks off, temperatures are set to soar this bank holiday weekend.
Solar eclipse carves Eiffel Tower’s silhouette in Paris sky — A partial solar eclipse illuminated Paris’s sky over the city’s iconic Eiffel Tower.
Limited-time offer: Get $106 off the Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni robot window cleaner — This robotic window cleaner features an auto-cleaning station, TruEdge corner scrubbing, and triple-spray tech.
Billions of Sketches Reveal Hidden Cultural Variation in Human Concepts — Claims about the universality of human concepts have been predominantly assessed through linguistic similarity across languages and cultures. However, words are effective as communication devices because…
Why We Still Love Mr. Darcy, 200 Years Later — Two centuries after Jane Austen wrote him into existence, Mr. Darcy remains one of the most enduring figures in romantic fiction. The more interesting question than why we love him—that part is alr…
Dangerous 'Fire Clouds' Are Making France's Wildfires Even More Destructive — It's the first time the phenomenon, which is fairly common in North America, has been observed in France
Natalie Adler Talks to Sarah Schulman About AIDS History and Dykes Around Town — Natalie took my class in The Ethics of Public Biography at the CUNY Grad Center while she was getting her MFA at Brooklyn College. It was a deep dive into the ACT UP Oral History Project (www.actup…
Risk, Returns and everything in between | TEDxSVNIT 2026 | Ashu Bishnoi | TEDxSVNIT — A powerful talk on resilience, growth, and embracing life's uncertainties through the lens of the stock market. Ashu Bishnoi shares his journey of failures, career shifts, and entrepreneurial s
El agua: el paciente más urgente del siglo | Nicolas Wertheimer | TEDxUANL Salon — El liderazgo ambiental no comienza cuando enfrentamos una crisis, sino cuando aprendemos a reconocer las señales antes de que sea demasiado tarde. Nicolás Wertheimer propone una poderosa…
5 new movies to watch this week across Netflix, Prime Video, and more (August 17-23) — Anne Hathaway's A24 thriller about an aging pop star is one of the best new movies to watch this week.
Is AI the death of Art | Kamal Saleh | TEDxUnity Grammar Youth — If AI can create a painting, write a poem or generate a film in seconds, is the artist becoming obsolete? Kamal Saleh explores what technology cannot reproduce: the intention, sincerity and soul behind authentic…
The Art of Being Human | Shalini Robert | TEDxChennai Institute of Technology Women — A deep personal journey of love, loss, resilience, and purpose. After losing her father in a tragic accident, she chose compassion over despair, dedicating her life to uplifting children,…
How Did Some Reptiles Lose Their Limbs to Become Snakes? An 80-Million-Year-Old Fossil Helps Uncover the Winding Evolutionary History — Researchers have long suspected that the first of these slithering creatures lived in water, on land or underground. New research hints that…
Ex-tennis player Bautista Agut scores on football debut — Roberto Bautista Agut scores twice on his debut for Spanish seventh-tier side CD Els Ibarsos - just over a month after retiring from tennis.
Asteroid strike caused global firestorm that incinerated the dinosaurs — After the Chicxulub impact 66 million years ago, trillions of tonnes of rock vapour was launched into space before falling back to Earth at ballistic speeds, creating a global blast of heat strong enough…
Virgin Galactic postpones its new spaceship's first commercial flight to 2027 — Virgin Galactic's new spaceship won't be taking tourists to space this year.
This iPad keyboard case is the perfect addition to our Back to School tech roundup - 9to5Mac — If you have kids returning to school or college, the back to school sales are great timing to equip them...
How Jane Austen Blew a Hole Through the Romance Genre She Created — The most dramatic moment in Jane Austen’s Emma, and, arguably, in her whole body of work, has nothing to do with romance. After all, Emma Woodhouse’s reaction to George Knightley’…
Hudson Williams has pretty good taste in books. — Hudson Williams, the Canadian sweetheart behind the smash hit Heated Rivalry, has pledged his allegiance to the English department. Your favorite hockey hunk is a reader, people. And we must say, t…