The nine-year-old Mozart was not, as suspected, a midget adult. This and many other fascinating revelations are uncovered in a collection of historic scientific documents unveiled by the Royal Society this week. The society, formed in London in 1660, began publishing a journal titled Philosophical Transactions five years later – a journal which remains in […]
For computer geeks, the Windows versus Apple war has been going on for many, many years, but who knew that photo geeks were also engaged in an epic battle between Canon and Nikon? [Via Gizmodo]
If you bring a lawsuit that appears ambitious, obscure or downright insane, you may find yourself accused of trying to create a circus atmosphere. One tip for people facing such accusations: don’t demand that Depeche Mode’s songwriter makes a live appearance with Winona Ryder as the support act. That’s what’s happening in a case brought […]
Ok, maybe that headline is a bit strong, but I can’t help and feel this way after watching this: This absolutely amazing ad was produced for the New Zealand Book Council to promote real books, not those soulless eBooks that have recently been popping around all over the place. I don’t know about you guys, […]
When we listed James May in our top five sexiest male geeks in Britain, we noted he had been working on a very special toy project. Some of that work has now aired on TV in James May’s Toy Stories, and it’s geek to the max. The concept of the show is that May (who […]
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, which means that – for those of you in America anyway – many of you will be having the great joy of (or coping with, depending on how you feel about them) having some quality family time. And the family that geeks out together stays together… so here’s a few examples of […]
Earlier this year I worked as proofreader on a novel (Frantic Planet volume 2 by Stuart Millard) in which the protagonist’s descent into isolation begins when he finds he was the only person unaware of a major terrorist attack on his city, having missed all media coverage because he’s been too busy playing World of […]
Since the Holiday season is almost upon us, we thought to put you all in the mood with this cute little video of robots dancing to Christmas songs. Enjoy! [Via [H]]
Minnesota linguist d’Armond Speers has a doctorate in computational linguistics. He says he isn’t much of a Star Trek fan. But he spent the first three years of his son’s life speaking to him only in Klingon! “I was interested in the question of whether my son, going through his first language acquisition process, would […]
Twitter can be used for as many purposes as there are types of communication, many of them of great social and political importance. But for many of us, it’s a way to discuss TV shows as they are broadcasted without running the risk of swamping a traditional message board forum with one-liners. The one big […]