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Ancient Greece
Ancient Greeks Predicted Robots, Claims Stanford Historian
Ancient Greeks not only created the foundations of modern civilization, but they also predicted robots and other future technological innovations, according to a book on the subject.
Stanford University historian Dr. Adrienne Mayor, in Gods and Robots argues that Greek...
Archaeology
My Dreams of the Antikythera Mechanism
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The Antikythera Mechanism, widely believed to be the world's first computer, has puzzled scientists for decades.
By Evaggelos Vallianatos
I saw the fragments of the Antikythera Mechanism in 2007. After moving slowly through the large rooms of the National Archaeological Museum...
Business
The Two Questions Jeff Bezos Asked a Job Applicant
One of Jeff Bezos's former employees at Amazon recently shared the story of her job interview with the company's founder and former CEO. Ann Hiatt, who landed a job interview with the billionaire businessman during the relatively early days...
Health
Smartphone Fitness Tracker Predicts Risk of Dying
A person’s risk of death over the next five years can be predicted with a smartphone fitness tracker using accelerometer sensors that capture fitness data, according to new research conducted by a team at the University of Illinois at...
Environment
The Longest Underwater Tunnel in the World
Spanning eighteen kilometers, the new Fehrman Belt fixed link between Germany and Denmark is set to be the longest and fastest underwater tunnel in the world. When completed, it will cut travel time down to ten minutes by car...
Greek News
Innovation Park to Turn Thessaloniki into Greece’s Silicon Valley
Greece seems to be very close to attaining its own version of Silicon Valley in Thessaloniki, which will soon be home to the largest state-of-the-art science and technology park (STP) and startup hub in Southeastern Europe with the establishment...
Economy
Greece Set to Become Next Engineering Hub for Tech Company Mysten Labs
Mysten Labs, a tech company based in California, has set its sights on Greece as its engineering hub in Europe. Co-founded by two Greeks, Kostas Chalkias and George Danezis, the Web3 infrastructure designers are looking to attract even more...
Technology
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Rocket Crashes
Just over a minute after liftoff on Monday, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket with no crew aboard failed.
A video of the launch showed the rocket exploding into flames at a height of about twenty-nine thousand feet. The New Shepard...
Ancient Greece
The Cosmos of Ancient Greece’s Antikythera Mechanism
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The Antikythera computer captured the ancient Greek passion for mathematics and especially geometry.
By Evaggelos Vallianatos
The second century BC was a time of the golden age of Greek science, and civilization centered in the kingdoms of the empire of Alexander...
Science
Earth Spinning Faster than Usual Scientists Say
The Earth has been discovered to be spinning faster than usual, and this is resulting in shorter days. It is a phenomenon that has left scientists perplexed.
According to new measurements by the UK’s National Physical Laboratory, the Earth is...