A Tour of the Moon — Hey, What’s that Monolith?
NASA offers a high definition tour of the moon. But if you find a monolith, be ready to evolve.
Can You Identify a Lower Case G?
Can you spot a correctly written looptail g? Some interesting results on how writing may influence reading.
Dolly Parton: Champion of Literacy
You may know Dolly Parton as an amazing musician, but her greatest accomplishment may be the powerful literacy program she leads.
An Unlikely Engineering Masterpiece
You’ve probably seen this toy for much of your life. But do you know how it works?
Artificial Intelligence and the Infrastructure of Surveillance Authoritarianism
Techno-sociologist Zeynep Tufecki provides a stark view of the potential future of artificial intelligence (AI) and the possible dystopia toward which we are heading.
Preprints and Citations: Should Non-Peer Reviewed Material Be Included in Article References?
Preprints are early drafts of a paper before it has gone through peer review. Should non-peer reviewed material be included in published article reference lists? If so, how can we make that clear to readers?
The Scholarly Kitchen — The Last Ten Years, The Next Ten Years
Ten years of blogging — a look at how we got here and where we hope to go.
A Written Language Without an Alphabet
A video explaining the written system for the Inuktitut language, which uses an abugida instead of an alphabet.
Designing a Lasting Symbol
Designing a symbol for the long term. Can your design last 10,000 years?
The 36 Letters of the English Alphabet
Learn about our alphabet, all the letters from A through Yogh.
The Backward Index — A Clever Pre-Digital Dictionary Hack
A look at a surprisingly useful pre-digital tool from Merriam-Webster.
Algorithms Are Opinions Embedded in Code
Would an AI-driven peer review system improve objectivity? Cathy O’Neil, author of Weapons of Math Destruction explains the biases and subjectivity inherent in algorithms.
The Fine Line Between Math and Magic
How what seems like magic can be explained with a little math.
Welcoming a New Chef in the Kitchen: Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
Meet our newest Chef, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe.
The Upside of Bitter Cold: Frozen Soap Bubbles
Something fun to do as you suffer through a colder than usual spell.