So it's not the same as having Ray Bradury magically appear to describe how he came to write the Martian Chronicles, but a theatrical trick used to make ghosts appear could lead to holographic video for all sorts of other dramatic interventions -...

Presented in all its 8-bit glory, Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor, for organ, seemed like the perfect theatrical match for the drama of today's events. Hat tip: Luciano Floridi

Planetary scientist Emily Lakdawalla stitched together this gorgeous image from the Cassini fly by of the plumes of the Saturn moon, Enceladus. If you like this image, check out the time-lapse photography of the doughty craft's approach that's also on...

In this video, one of the 20th Century's most influential philosophers, Hilary Putnam, touches on science and ultimate truth. That the facts we discover are conditioned in part on the facts that we bring to bear, which is not the same as saying that...

Integrating information with everyday objects, sometimes referred to as "augmented reality," may eventually help us get rid of dedicated digital device. As Pranav Mistry suggests in this TED India talk, perhaps it will also help us "to be more human,...