The game was simple and received criticism online. A fictional teenage girl created to warn young people about extremism is now being used online in a very different way. What began as an educational ...

The breakthrough is often credited to Scottish inventor John Logie Baird—but the real history is far more complicated and collaborative. John Logie Baird with his transmitting station on March 19, ...

Some Gen Z-ers first entered the markets during the pandemic’s meme stock craze. They have since become more patient investors. By Alicia Adamczyk When Mamadou-Hady Sow turned 18 in May 2020, his ...

Before we can answer this question, we need to think about another one: “What is art?” Art is something people make to share ideas or feelings. It can make others think or feel something too. Art can ...

This video breaks down the bizarre legal battle over who owns the JavaScript name. Despite not creating or maintaining the language, Oracle controls the trademark. The story traces how this happened ...

The origins of nuclear power are complicated because it wasn't discovered by a single person. Nuclear power is a product of many scientists and engineers who worked across generations and borders.

Burt Meyer, who invented toys like Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, Lite-Brite and Mouse Trap in the 1960s that delighted generations of children, has died. He was 99. Meyer's creations arrived in the ...

TikTok users spent much of 2025 complaining that memes had slipped into pure nonsense. Consequently, a growing crowd is pushing for a full cultural refresh, dubbed the Great Meme Reset of 2026, set to ...

If you take a moment to think back on the many different memes of the past, it’s very quickly apparent how swiftly things have changed. There are few better ways to explore this than actually looking ...