Facebook: it's like a teenager with launch codes ... frivolous. And deadly.

16 November 2018 (Berlin, Germany) - If you pull far enough back from the day to day debate over technology's impact on society - far enough that Facebook's destabilization of democracy, Amazon's conquering of capitalism, and Google's domination of our data flows start to blend into one broader, more cohesive picture - what does that picture communicate about the state of humanity today?

Geek bliss - Japanese man pledges to have, hold and cherish a hologram

TOKYO (Reuters) - When newlywed Akihiko Kondo returns from work at a middle school in a Tokyo suburb, he is greeted by the love of his life, who lights up - literally - in welcome. His wife, Hatsune Miku, is not flesh and blood but a computer-generated hologram.

NUKEMAP by Alex Wellerstein

NUKEMAP is a mapping mash-up that calculates the effects of the detonation of a nuclear bomb.

Mummy of Pharaoh Ramesses II Issued a Passport to Travel to France

Ramesses II is often called one the greatest pharaohs of ancient Egypt. He reigned for over 60 years and accomplished much during his lifetime.

Halloween Haunting: The Hideous History of the Hermitage Castle

It is Halloween and what better than a story about a sinister Scottish castle, its ghosts, its legends, and its blood-soaked history? Not referring to Glamis Castle with its notorious secret chamber containing the walled-up remains of a hideous monster