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Milestones in evolution and history

“It’s the contest that delights us and not the victory.” Note: my fellow competitors feel moved to quote Blaise Pascal.

OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo It is always good for public authorities to check their bearing before continuing their journey. It might be too late to reverse course. We recall almost 10 years ago when inclusive growth became imperative becauseour economic growth, while sustained,r

The Christian churchs attempt to explain why, even though people throughout history have known the basic difference between right and wrong, and are aw...

Roulette Facts - Discover five interesting facts you probably never knew about roulette, including its history, cheating, and the most popular bets.

"Through space the universe encompasses and swallows me up like an atom; through thought I comprehend the world." -Blaise Pascal Whether you have or haven't seen the xkcd webcomic, height (or my old post referencing it), one of the things that I can't imagine not fascinating you is what you see the farther "up" you look.

Focus has been hailed as the key to success. In school, we are told to focus on studies to succeed. After school whether in business or in employment the mantra is the same – focus, focus, focus.

Really early computational devices The earliest computational devices were actually memory aids in the form of wet clay tablets or even pebbles organize...

In the seventeenth century, Marin Mersenne (1588–1648) was a very central and highly influential figure in the European intellectual and scientific communities; a man, who almost literally knew everybody and was known by everybody in those communities. Today, in the big names, big events, popular versions of the history of science he remains only known…

What events happened on 4 October in history? Dominic Sandbrook rounds up the events, births and deaths…