Curious Archive on MSN

Evolution runs faster in a computer — here's what it produces

Conway's Game of Life has just three rules — and produces self-replicating patterns nicknamed Spaceships and Puffer Trains ...
What If on MSN

Historians discovered an ancient civilization’s 2,000-year-old computer

For more than a century, one of history’s greatest technological mysteries sat hidden beneath the sea. When historians began ...
New Scientist

Does time come from the entire universe running computations?

Explaining the passage of time has been a gnarly problem in physics basically forever, but physicist and computer scientist ...

I'm a Windows user who installed Linux for the first time - here's how the experience changed me

I'm a Windows user who installed Linux for the first time - here's how the experience changed me ...

Bacteria Can Pass Down Memories, Groundbreaking Study Finds—Suggesting Your Memory May Be Hiding in Single Cells

Memory is foundational to our human experience. By tracking and storing our experiences, it helps us navigate the world and ...
The New York Times

The Learning Network

To participate, submit your response here by July 17 at 9 a.m. Eastern. This week’s winners will be announced by July 29. By The Learning Network Ella Cheng talks about how Hollywood can engage her ...