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Hibernating Until Next Year

We’re off for the holidays and will see you next in 2026. In the meantime, here’s a favorite for your holiday playlist.

The year in search at Google — is this the last one of these we’ll see?

We’re off for the Thanksgiving holiday. In what seems like a difficult year in which to be thankful, there’s still joy to be had.

Just as scholarly knowledge development is based on previous research findings, popular musicians stand on the shoulders of Pachelbel’s Canon.

What’s the magic word? Is it “please”? “Abracadabra”? Wingardium leviosa”? Why are humans drawn to incantations and affirmations?

AI-generated recipes are taking over the internet. How do they taste?

Celebrating American Independence Day with a truly great American art form.

Have you been visited by Titivillus, the demon of typographical errors?

A long-running academic controversy — do humans share a universal grammar that stems from the structure and evolution of the human brain?

BBC Maestro has delivered a writing course taught by a speaking and moving on-screen image of Agatha Christie. Did the AI behind it succeed?

We are off for the Memorial Day holiday, traditionally marking the beginning of summer.

A millennial linguist dares to speak to a gen-alpha audience in their native tongue.

Finally some good news, at least for afficionados of very large invertebrates.

If you’ve ever tried to move a photo in a Word document, you’ll appreciate this short reenactment.

In chaotic times, we must look for reliable things, like the joy of dropping stuff off a tall building…