Topic: Cultural History

40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing

Forty years to the day after astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin made their giant leap for mankind, that first moon landing stands as a monument to human innovation. Of course, hoax theories still abound: one claims ...READ»

Eight More Experts on Why Darwin Still Matters

On the two hundredth anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth his theories published as On the Origin of Species are still relevant. Several experts have already chimed in, but here are some additional voices on evolution and Darwin. ...READ»

• Nine Experts on Why Darwin Still Matters

History Of The Computer Measure

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Computer History Timeline Article

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Computer Terminology Exposition

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List Of Computer Virus Exposition

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Computer Encyclopedia In Circulation

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Computer History Full Timeline Device

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Computer Dictionary Resources

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Tucson is Home to Air & Space History

There are a number of reasons that all across the City of Tucson homes, land and real estate, including the outlying foothills, are so eagerly sought after by families, individuals and those enjoying an active, high-end retirement ...READ»

Moon Men to Obama: Your NASA Plans Suck Asteroids

Not everyone's pleased with NASA's future, as defined by the Obama-led new fiscal plans for the space agency...and three particularly significant chaps would just assume tell him to shove it up Uranus. They're names are Armstrong, ...READ»

Space Hero Glenn: Save Our Space Shuttles

If, like me, you're a fan of all things space-related, then this year's grounding of the Space Shuttle fleet is a tricky thing--sensible, and yet a poignant tragedy. Now the biggest voice yet has joined the pro-Shuttle debate: John ...READ»

Design Challenge of the Day: What Should Quarantine Look Like?

In the wake of swine flu and body scans, designers reimagine isolation.READ»

Editor's Letter: What Obama and Shaun White Have in Common

When we decided to put Barack Obama on our cover early last year, he was trailing well behind Hillary Clinton in the polls. We were cautioned by magazine insiders about the risk, but by the time our article was finished and hit ...READ»

Houston, We Have A Challenge

Sounds funny, doesn't it? The original statement, "Houston, we've had a problem," was uttered by Jack Swigert, an astronaut on the Apollo 13 mission which, as many people know, became a monumental struggle for survival. Today, the ...READ»

Masters of Design 2009

This year's design issue features an array of dazzling talent: Coke's pop artist David Butler, Pentagram's infomaniac Lisa Strausfeld, the impresario David Rockwell, British architect David Adjaye, and the maestro of Italian design, Alberto Alessi. Plus, the women reinventing consumer electronics, China's answer to Nike and more...READ»

After a Fashion

A recent photo essay by Karen Lehrman makes the case that fashion photography is on the decline -- while practitioners of the past viewed themselves as workmen, today's fashion photographers consider themselves artists in their own ...READ»

A Peek into the Life of Darwin with Jon Amiel, Director of Creation [q&a]

Director Jon Amiel's film, Creation, uncovers the story behind Charles Darwin, the man, and why it took him nearly 25 years to share his discovery.READ»

• Nine Experts on Why Darwin Still Matters
• Eight More Experts on Why Darwin Still Matters

Curiously Curious: The Personal Journals of Ken Carbone

Co-founder of the branding and design shop Carbone Smolan Agency, Ken Carbone, shares his secret to staying creative—journals. Finding inspiration in the personal journals of post-impressionist painter Paul Gauguin, he has been ...READ»

It's Teamwork -- After All

You are a leader. You are (let's assume) the most senior and experienced member of your team. When making decisions, how often do you tap into the insights and ideas of other members of your team? How often do you go it alone? Now, ...READ»

NASA Declares Successful Ares Launch 'Friggin' Fantastic!'

Delay followed delay followed delay yesterday, but this morning the NASA's new Ares I-X finally lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida with a bang. With massive smoke plume trailing, the rocket soared into the atmosphere at ...READ»

How You Can Land on the Moon Today, July 20 2009

It's forty years since Neil Armstrong sundered humankind's history in two: The era before the Moon landings, and after. Here are a couple ways for you to get involved in Lunar fever online today. Walter Cronkite's Famous TV ...READ»

Infographic of the Day: The Evolution of Charles Darwin's Magnum Opus

Ben Fry, the brain behind today's best info visualization software, creates a graphic showing the edits Darwin made to On the Origin of Species in the course of six editions.READ»

Self Confident People Ask For, and Often Get, What They Want

Today is Monday, Memorial Day in the USA, so this post is on self confidence. I got a great lesson in self confidence yesterday from Cathy, my wife.  We are members of the Denver Art Museum.  We had been meaning to see a ...READ»

The Geeky Oscars

I had the chance, earlier this week, to attend an event called "The 8th Annual Industry Hall of Fame" dinner at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley. This is an event that used to be held at COMDEX, the Vegas tech tradeshow ...READ»