Jul 24 8 things you didn’t know about the electric guitar By Alison Moore, Amanda Gomez 50 years after Bob Dylan debuted his electric sound at the Newport Folk Festival, check out eight electric guitar-related facts to consider the next time you plug in. Continue reading
Jun 21 8 things you didn’t know about the Confederate flag By Daniel Costa-Roberts Here are eight things you may not have known about the contentious Confederate emblem. Continue reading
Jun 05 8 things you didn’t know about doughnuts By Corinne Segal June 5 marks one of America's sweetest holidays: National Doughnut Day. The day, which was created in 1938, commemorates the volunteers who brought doughnuts to soldiers on the front lines of World War I. We dove into the doughnut's origins, its surprising role in… Continue reading
May 22 8 things you didn’t know about Pac-Man By Corinne Segal Today marks 35 years since Pac-Man debuted at a movie theater in the Shibuya area of Tokyo. Since then, the game has become one of the most popular of all time, producing more than eight other versions, a television series and… Continue reading
Apr 12 8 things you didn’t know about Truvada By Daniel Costa-Roberts Truvada can be used for what is called "PrEP," short for "pre-exposure prophylaxis," the controversial practice of using antiretroviral drugs to prevent HIV infection. Continue reading
Mar 21 8 things you didn’t know about Assyrian Christians By Daniel Costa-Roberts Fighting to protect Alqosh in northern Iraq is an Assyrian Christian militia known as Dyvekh Nawsha. But who are the Assyrian Christians? Here are eight things you should know about this ethnic minority group, whose members are spread across the… Continue reading
Feb 20 8 things you didn’t know about this year’s Oscar nominees By Ruth Tam Which film featured a fake baby? Who wanted her character to die of in the midst of filming? Find out before Sunday's Oscars. Continue reading
Jan 01 8 things you didn’t know about 2015 By Ruth Tam From returning particle accelerators to apocalyptic comic book heroes, 2015 is bringing its A-game. Continue reading
Nov 28 8 things you didn’t know about Alan Turing By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Alan Turing is hailed as the father of the computer, single-handedly helping the Allies defeat the Germans by cracking the Nazi Enigma code. But he was also a gifted athlete, a sloppy dresser and defiant in the face of the… Continue reading
Nov 26 8 things you didn’t know about manatees By Ashira Morris Manatees are the slow, lumbering, gentle giants of the aquatic ecosystem. Every November, they make their way to Florida’s warmer waters for the winter marking Manatee Awareness Month. Celebrate by learning eight facts about the gentle sea cows. Continue reading