Claims of a massive pyramid buried beneath Antarctic ice have circulated for years, fueled by satellite images, fiction, and online speculation. Geological analysis shows the structure is a naturally ...

Joseph Weizenbaum realized that programs like his Eliza chatbot could "induce powerful delusional thinking in quite normal ...

A blacksmith examines common myths about railroad spike steel, explaining its composition, limitations, and appropriate uses in metalworking. America’s food market is rigged. Look who’s getting rich ...

An array of luxurious artifacts was discovered in the tomb of Feng Sufu, a Northern Yan Dynasty (a.d. 407–436) general, near the city of Beipiao in northeastern China. These include (clockwise from ...

Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology, explored ancient myths and folklore about creating automation, artificial life, and AI, connecting them to the robots and other ingenious mechanical ...

“Bugonia” refers to the ancient Greek belief that bees could spawn spontaneously from dead cow carcasses, and that cow dung was beneficial to the hive. It’s a myth, of course, but that didn’t stop ...

Non-Void is the most difficult Non-Enemy to find and is part of his own side quest. At the end of Chapter 2, you will be told a story about a man who saved a dying fox. The man had a dream that the ...