The Curious Case Of The Disappearing Polish 'S'
One keyboard bug three decades in the making.
One keyboard bug three decades in the making.
That morning, I was single and 37 years old, almost precisely the average age at which women freeze their eggs, although I didn’t know that then.
The first of seven amusement machines that would be released before 1978's true video game cabinets, Laser Clay Shooting System wasn't just a pioneer; it could also have spelled disaster for Nintendo's gaming ambitions were it not for the heroism of a man by the name of Genyo Takeda.
Standardized tests aren't the only way of measuring intelligence.
You may have heard the expression that dogs ‘see with their noses.’ But these creature’s amazing nasal architecture actually reveals a whole world beyond what we can see.
ESPN Films’ “Keepers of the Streak” brilliantly shows why we need it, but corporate balance sheets threaten to extinguish the craft.
This weekend, the German Bundesliga returns to action after its month-long winter break. After a grueling World Cup year with a shortened summer vacation for many players, the chance to rest was a long time coming.
Unless you're about to see the new "Hobbit" movies, frame rate isn't something viewers usually think about. But for most of film's history, it was a hotly-debated topic.
What's better than having the funniest, most informative and unusual videos in your inbox? Being able to say "oh, I saw that already" when your friends send them to you next week.
Targets were contacted by an unknown woman who claimed to be offering support to the rebel cause, using information and photos lifted from social media sites. After enough conversation, she would send pictures laced with malware, planting a remote-access trojan on the victim's computer or phone.
The evidence against too much sleep is not as strong as the evidence against too little, though getting too much sleep has been linked with increased risk of near-term mortality.
Meet the New York nuns who had no idea the neighbors' pet birds they were tending belonged to Kremlin agents.
The first half of the field guide introduces steamed items; the second covers fried, baked and sweet offerings. These general divisions have then been subdivided according to each dim sum’s predominant physical characteristics.
People in Cambodia experience what we Americans call depression. But there's no direct translation for the word "depression" in the Cambodian Khmer language. Instead, people may say "thelea tdeuk ceut," which literally means "the water in my heart has fallen."
There’s been a lot of fear about the future of artificial intelligence. Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk worry that AI-powered computers might one day become uncontrollable super-intelligent demons. So does Bill Gates.
He might be a couple years from a nursing home, but if you fight him you'll be a few punches from a concussion.
The father, mother, police, doctors and hospital records all tell different stories about that night. Does anyone know the truth?
Are these differences simply the result of arbitrary historical accidents, with some societies — such as those in East Asia — following different cultural paths than others — such as those in Northern Europe? Or do these differences arise from more general processes of adaptation and change?
This new video for his track "Doompy Poomp" is, well, not what you'd think of when you think of Skrillex. Don't wait for the drop — it isn't coming.
An exotic form of silicon, called silicene, could enable a new generation of faster computers.
Does it feel like you've seen this video before? You probably haven't, but here's why it seems so familiar.
Just before the New Year, I decided to do an experiment. I wanted to see if I could change how I use the Internet, and perhaps, from there, find better ways to run my business, connect with humans and improve my craft
The two companies may soon become ferocious competitors rather than allies.
Djent bands have been working entirely too hard.
The men making money off the art and personal effects of rapists and serial killers.
All the phone calls, comments, and general backlash have spurred new competition that will make the FCC's decision almost irrelevant.
It’s easy to forget that until very recently in history, families who lived in cold-weather areas were snowbound on their land throughout the long winters. One man dedicated his life to changing that.
In December, after being plunged back into the muck of single adulthood, I rejoined Tinder and very quickly realized that, at 28 years old, I still don't know how to talk to other people. So I tried "The Line."
When a recent graduate of Marlborough, the elite L.A. girls’ school, posted an essay about a predatory teacher there, the story went viral. Marlborough’s board of trustees leapt into action. And that, a V.F. exclusive reveals, is when things got really ugly.
The builders of a $22 billion burrito empire — the founder, his father, his college buddies, key execs, and a couple of pig farmers — open up about how they won the fast-food future. And yes, they dish about McDonald's.
Following the guidance of the voices only she could hear, Joan, a peasant girl living in a world dominated by aristocrats and men, left her home to convince the dauphin — and many men along the way — that only she could save France and make him king.
Some of these musicians are better than you'd expect. Most are much, much worse. Almost impossibly bad.
Elsa Schiaparelli made women feel beautiful, daring, and independent—by convincing them to wear insect jewelry, clown prints, and shoes on their heads.
For the first time, Pentagram tells the story of building Shake Shack's branding from the ground up.
Tinder Plus, the long-awaited “premium” version of Tinder’s service, offering features like an Undo button for errant swipes and a Passport option for searching outside your current geographic region, is nearing launch here in the U.S. for iOS and Android users.
It’s the biggest moment in your NFL coaching career: 26 seconds remain in the Super Bowl, your team is 4 points behind, you have the ball just one yard short of the end zone, it’s second down, and your team has arguably the NFL’s best running back. What’s your call? Run or pass?
Rather than being lightly regulated information services, mobile and fixed broadband firms would become like telecommunications companies, which would subject them to greater regulation on everything from pricing to how they deploy their networks.
Cops say two women told police they were at the hotel "as escorts" and went to Sapp's room, where an argument broke out over money.
Touchdown, Pizza Hut. The Yum Brands-owned pizza chain eclipsed its sales record for its biggest digital sales day ever Sunday.
Our interconnected world is shrinking back toward its national borders — and that’s a problem.
Young women, even those in positions of authority, might be met with derision or disapproval if they use these linguistic features which, as it happens, are naturally found not only in the speech of their peers but increasingly in older generations of speakers else as well.
The latest medical and digital-imaging techniques can now bring us face to face with the past. Meet Caroline Wilkinson, forensic anthropologist.
As many as 31 pesticides with a value running into billions of pounds could have been banned because of potential health risks, if a blocked EU paper on hormone-mimicking chemicals had been acted upon.
Did you know what your favorite paintings looked like when you flipped them around? Prepare to have your mind blown.
Most of us do it, but few of us will admit to it. If we get caught red-handed, we experience shame and regret. And we tend to frown upon others when they do it in public.
As it happens, a few different economists have considered this question — and found that, if your priority is minimizing the total amount of toilet-seat moving (and therefore touching) that goes on or making things fair, it's not necessarily the best strategy.
Research into psychedelics may hold a key to coping with anxiety, addiction and existential dread.
Materials scientists are coming up with ways to make circuits from biological materials.
Proponents of the new cotton and soybean varieties, engineered by Monsanto to tolerate spraying with multiple herbicides, say they’re a much-needed tool. But others think the benefits will at best be short-lived.
America is literally falling apart around us. Roads, built decades ago, are littered with potholes from carrying ten times the number of cars they were designed to carry. Crumbling Cold War–era gas pipes are exploding. One in nine of the country's bridges is structurally deficient. And some dam or levee is always just one rainstorm away from wiping out a neighborhood.
The idea of an enduring Democratic majority was a mirage. How the GOP gained an edge in American politics — and why it’s likely to last.
Just before Christmas, Kirk Cameron's holiday film "Saving Christmas" got the best gift ever: After some coordinated trolling on Cameron's part, it was bestowed the title of worst movie on IMDb and rocketed to the No. 1 spot on its bottom 100 chart, where it still sits. We got curious. What else was down there?
Scientists discover how a "mini-brain" in the spinal cord aids in balance.
Here I was, a financially stable, responsible 28-year-old adult. Yet I still couldn’t muster the courage to tell my parents about Elizabeth.
The 22-year-old's off-field behavior has drawn attention since he was a Heisman-Trophy winning quarterback at Texas A&M.
We judge whether a person's actions were fair and done with the best of intentions based partially on the facts and partially on whether or not that person has what we perceive to be a trustworthy face.
A job that requires wearing a shark costume that covers your face and entire body would have been a perfect opportunity for the aesthetically-challenged hopefuls of the world. But for you, this was just another day.
Regional Indian cuisine is certainly taking off globally. But the challenge for Hemant Mathur is to win over New Yorkers used to eating chicken tikka masala, beef or lamb vindaloo and masala dosa. His message might be a tough one to, um, digest: There’s actually no such thing as Indian food.