The historical film Gladiator directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crow has a fictional storyline. It is only loosely based on historical events.
It’s interesting to read how Marcus Aurelius described the character of the …

Information overload has been around since the introduction of the printing press; so why do we still consider it to be a new problem?
Clay Shirky, New York University new-media professor, writer, and consultant argues …

On August 7th 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire and illegally rigged between the New York’s twin towers. After nearly an hour dancing on the wire, he was arrested, …

Ever wondered why a computer bug is called a “computer bug”? I was quite amazed to find out that the term can be understood quite literally:
According to the National Museum of American History:
In 1947, engineers …