The Sound Of Music’s Child Actors Look Back
Has Shakespeare’s “Fair Youth” Been Identified?
“Skibidi,” “Delulu,” And “Tradwife” Enter The Dictionary
“Box, Run, Crash: China’s Humanoid Robot Games Show Advances And Limitations”
“While traditional kickboxing comes with the risk of blood, sweat and serious head injuries, the competitors in Friday’s match at the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing faced a different set of challenges. Balance, battery life and a sense of philosophical purpose being among them… And while robots jumping and kicking looks impressive, mundane […]
What Is The Role Of English In Global Literature?
“This increased international interest in non-anglophone literature could have another source: no matter where these books originated, their worldwide success often came as a result of their success in English. This was the case with, for instance, both Ferrante and Bolaño, who only caught on abroad after resonating with the English‑language market.”
Project Hyperion: Proposals For Launching People To The Stars
“What I Learned From Reading [18 Months Of] Student ChatGPT Logs”
“The students who have given me unrestricted access to the ChatGPT Plus account they share, and permission to quote from it, are all second-year undergraduates at a top British university. Rohan studies politics and is the named account administrator. Joshua is studying history. And Nathaniel, the heaviest user of the account, consulted ChatGPT extensively before […]
Survey: Kids Are Increasingly Limiting Their Own Device Use, For Mental Health Reasons
The Scopes Trial Turns 100
“One hundred years later the jurists, journalists and onlookers who crowded into the courtroom on sweltering summer days have passed into history. But the Scopes monkey trial continues to rhyme with the book bans, Christian fundamentalism and challenges to scientific expertise amid today’s cultural and religious divides.”
The Semicolon: A Fading Punctuation Mark (Quiz Included!)
““Do not use semicolons,” wrote Kurt Vonnegut, who averaged fewer than 30 a novel (about one every 10 pages). “All they do is show you’ve been to college.””