Kids have an endless supply of questions about how the world works. How does the music get out of the speaker? What makes a lightbulb light up? How does the Internet work? The children’s departments ...

Robert A.M. Stern, who appreciates a good phrase, was tickled when Architecture magazine called him a “suede-loafered sultan of suburban retrotecture, Disney party boy and notorious academic ...

How did we forget about Alexander von Humboldt? Learn all about the polymath who helped shape our understanding of the natural world. This August, the SciFri Book Club is reading The Invention of ...

The organization for people who work to commercialize academic research is publishing two books this month celebrating the origins of dozens of college-based inventions that benefit society, including ...

Theuth, the eager god, was proud of having invented writing. “It will,” he promised King Thamus, “make the Egyptians wiser and improve their memories.” Thamus, in Plato’s account of the myth, ...

To ignite the curiosity of children and foster their love for learning, there are a number of books that take young readers on an enthralling journey through time-- exploring the remarkable ...

On December 13, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a major breakthrough in cold fusion technology. I don’t pretend to understand all the details, but I know there’s a lot of excitement over the ...

Andrea Wulf’s The Invention of Nature surpassed my expectations. And I had high expectations. Wulf’s book, which focuses on the travels and writings of Alexander von Humboldt, was ranked by Science ...

This invention could save millions of people dying from drinking unclean water. The Drinkable Book is made from paper which can be used to purify water by acting like a coffee filter and taking 99.9 ...