Word nerd Rob Watts explains where the names of all the European countries come from. Which country is the “land of the ...

The European Central Bank is providing a sneak peek at the next design of the Euro banknotes. From a shortlist of 10 designs ...

From the filmmakers who made the excellent Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland comes a four-part series on space exploration ...

I appreciate the plain speech of Science magazine’s Derek Lowe in his recent piece, The Assault On Science Funding Continues. When I talk to people about thi ...

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In addition to leading the animation studio at the National Film Board of Canada, René Jodoin made several animated films ...

In addition to leading the animation studio at the National Film Board of Canada, René Jodoin made several animated films that explored geometric forms and motion, including the one above, A Matter of ...

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Following a prompt from Joanna at Cup of Jo… The local deli or sandwich shop names a sandwich after you. What would be on it? Perhaps another way of asking the ...

Using William Blake (aka “the patron saint of unclassifiable artists”) as an example, Evan Puschak’s latest video explores how society often rejects artists whose work doesn’t fit neatly into ...

Using William Blake (aka “the patron saint of unclassifiable artists”) as an example, Evan Puschak’s latest video explores ...