Since the 2008 financial crisis, colleges and universities have faced increased pressure to identify essential disciplines, and cut the rest. In 2009, Washington State University announced it would el
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Salvatore Vastano/Flickr The answer to the question ‘When does the future begin?’ – which, by the way, is not right now – matters because humans are attuned to focus on the ‘right now’ situation. This
It’s a 40-minute flight from Kathmandu, Nepal to the village of Lukla. That seems like a simple trip, until you consider it's 40 minutes of mountain-dodging, white-knuckling, flying in a small plane t
A Digital Security Survey Conducted by the @cc_hub Just this morning alone I have received two specially crafted scam emails from cyber criminals targeting unsuspecting Nigerians (mostly those that ha
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Perhaps our cyborg future isn't too far away. Groundbreaking technologies have already led a host a advanced devices that seamlessly blend the human and the synthetic. We have titanium spinal implants
The Japanese don’t sleep. They don’t nap. They do ‘inemuri’. Dr Brigitte Steger explains. This story is featured in BBC Future’s “Best of 2016” collection. Discover more of our picks . The Japanese do
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Reporting from LONDON — Near a leafy square in this bustling capital, filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie sat in a screening room, tilting his head at scenes from the new movie “Mission: Impossible — Rogu
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HULK'S BEEN PRETTY DAMN BUSY LATELY AND THAT USUALLY MEANS HULK FALLS BEHIND ON MOVIES. WHICH SUCKS, MOSTLY. PARTICULARLY BECAUSE ONE OF THE ONES HULK MISSED OUT ON RECENTLY WAS EDGE OF TOMORROW , WHI
Writer/director Robert Eggers and his longtime collaborator cinematographer Jarin Blaschke knew exactly how they wanted to look, which is why they were unwilling to compromise and waited four years fo
Updated November 26, 2015 — 8.55pm first published at 2.30am Amid the relentless focus of this past fortnight, it was possible to believe in a global consensus on the fundamental importance of destroy
Wikimedia There is a longstanding tension between innovation and regulation in genetic engineering, as policymakers have struggled to balance the benefits of innovation with the need to address safety
Tuesday marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Twister , and don’t worry, this is not some sort of rhapsodic commemorative celebration; be honest, when was the last time you even though fondly o
FDR. Courtesy Library of Congress President Barack Obama insists that the United States defines itself by civic principles rather than by religious affiliation. In an otherwise unremarkable press conf
The upcoming crime drama “The Night Of” would seem like a prototypical cable show — commissioned by HBO, airing for eight episodes, designed as summer appointment viewing. Yet look beneath and a film
Another attempt to adapt Blood Meridian has that word buzzing again The recent media blitz revealing that James Franco was planning a film version of Cormac McCarthy's novel Blood Meridian sparked the
Yesterday I spoke at the Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism , NECSS, a “celebration of science and critical thinking” held May 12-15 in New York City. Philosopher Massimo Pigliucci, whom I
I t may seem at the moment that the only thing that will save the Australian book industry is moving every publisher and writer into Christopher Pyne’s electorate, and making them all wear hi-vis jack
When cyberpunk emerged in the 1980s it didn’t come into existence from a vacuum. Previously authors like Phillip K. Dick, K. W. Jeter, Vernor Vinge, and J. G. Ballard had begun to explore some of the
H ow we love plots – and how we look down our noses at them. Our plot hunger can be measured by the current provision of lavish, plot-heavy TV drama. First there were all those Scandi-noir murder myst
People today might not actually be avoiding social interaction any more than they did in past decades, but they’re certainly more vocal about it. The rise of digital communication seems to be spawning
Last week saw the publication of my report ‘ Cut Out Of The Picture ‘, which looked at gender inequality in the UK film industry. In the process of researching and writing the report, we spoke to over
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(Photo By Getty) Why are so many robots designed to resemble women? The question is becoming inescapable as more and more AIs, which do not need to have a gender, appear on the market with female voic
I had fallen in with an Emirates flight crew—British, Irish, South African, Korean—sometime after eleven. A Swedish stewardess, the eldest among them at a mere thirty-something, watched her charges’ i
Plants have an incredible knack for greening and flowering in sync with the seasons. We’ve been trying to figure out how they do it for years, and now, scientists have uncovered evidence that memory i
Back in the fall of 1999, Norman Conard, a history teacher at the Uniontown High School in Kansas, asked his students to come up with a project for National History Day. While brainstorming ideas, nin
A man is jogging on city streets, accelerating as he pushes himself to the limit. A fuel truck with “Standard Heating Oil” emblazoned on the side fills its tank at the harbor. Marvin Gaye wails in the
Recently, after shooting three episodes of the WGN America drama Salem , an actor in a prominent role left the show for personal reasons. A few years ago, such a major switch would have been a costly
Science fiction is about the gadgets. To be on the cutting edge of science fiction, therefore, you need to know your doohickeys from your gizmos, and be able to determine which will catapult you out past Uranus. Space flight, nanotechnology, virtual reality, and all the things you can do with AI—the…
Scientists are investigating something they call the "not face" — and they think it may provide clues as to how human language first developed. The study, published Monday in the journal Cognition , s
If you had to list one creature that is least welcome by any city dweller, a rat would be a safe bet. Rattus norvegicus , otherwise known as the brown rat, Norway rat, or common street rat, inhabits e
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