It’s right there in the Bible—ask, and it will be given to you. It’s also right there on gaming Twitter, where the small gaming podcast Super Pod Saga posed an innocent question on January 15 and ...

How a chemical in lizard spit inspired one of the most important medical advancements. Our lizard friend the Gila monster probably has no idea that a chemical in its spit inspired one of the most ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The great number theorist GH Hardy would probably have disagreed with the label “great”. In his book A ...

This is how fundamental discoveries — aka, “useless knowledge” — are usually made: not so much by hunting for something specific, but by wandering with an interested eye amid the unknown. It’s also ...

In response to the discussion I posted yesterday regarding exceptions, rules, and the nature of the word "proves," I received complaints that this kind of thing doesn't belong in an IT publication.

Discouraged by a steady decline in the number of U. S. students studying languages, and by the racial and religious discriminations against teachers in other lands —which they deplored*—2,500 members ...

Think you know weird trivia? You’re about to find out because this quiz is packed with 25 of the strangest, funniest and most fascinating facts we could dig up. From cube-shaped wombat poop to laws ...

This always reminds me of my old math teacher talking about "i" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imaginary_number) The number was coined in the 16th century without too ...

It's time again for professional golf's final major of the season. The PGA Championship is being played Aug. 13-16. How much do you know about the tournament and the game of golf? 1. Where is the 2009 ...

Is your company investing in expensive knowledge management systems that are useless for making big, strategy decisions? Most companies recognize the need for knowledge management, but often delegate ...