Scientific American23h
The Wild and Contentious History of Mathematical Symbols
I started teaching in 1977, and across my nearly 50 years, I noticed that students were always interested in the history of ...
Kylo Ren Investigates Darth Vader’s Origin Story (Will Watto Survive?)
The description of Star Wars: Legacy of Vader reads, “A RETURN TO TATOOINE! KYLO REN seeks out the home planet of his grandfather, ANAKIN SKYWALKER! The young tyrant must go up against GARDULLA THE ...
ArchDaily1d
Healing Through Design: The Story Behind Alvar Aalto’s Paimio Sanatorium
Alvar Aalto, a leading figure in modernist architecture, envisioned the Paimio Sanatorium as more than a functional response ...
Observer2d
From Eden to Eternity: An Unintended Conversation On Blackness and Identity
Anthony Azekwoh, Osinachi and Imran Tilde’s artworks collectively declare, “We were here in every creation story and every ...
Scientific American2d
Who Discovered the Cause of Down Syndrome?
It took more than 50 years for Marthe Gautier to set the record straight about her discovery of the genetic cause of Down ...
PC World18d
EA Origin is shutting down. Here’s how to keep all your games safe
For a long time, EA games could only be purchased, downloaded, and played digitally via EA Origin (at least on PCs). Eventually, some titles became available on Steam. Now, EA is altogether ...
Ars Technica18d
RIP EA’s Origin launcher: We knew ye all too well, unfortunately
After 14 years, EA will retire its controversial Origin game distribution app for Windows, the company announced. Origin will stop working on April 17, 2025. Folks still using it will be directed ...
PCGamesN18d
EA is ditching Origin, which means you could lose access to your games
EA is closing down the Origin PC client, and players with software past a certain age will be unable to play their games when it’s gone. EA is telling players on both Microsoft and Apple ...
vg24718d
EA is killing its Origin PC app soon, so it's a shame the EA app that replaced it isn't that much better
Origin, the original PC app for publisher EA, will be ceasing operations on April 17, 2025. Origin was EA’s first foray into creating its own PC store, back when it was common for major ...
TweakTown19d
EA's Origin App is shutting down and an arguably worse alternative has taken its place
TL;DR: EA will shut down the Origin app on April 17, 2025, due to Microsoft's end of support for 32-bit software on Windows 11. Origin, launched in 2011, faced criticism for mandatory use and ...
New Scientist22d
Blue Origin vs SpaceX: Who is winning the battle of the rockets?
Compare these two scenes: on 16 January, Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket triumphantly reached orbit for the first time, while SpaceX’s Starship burst into flames above the Atlantic Ocean.
New York Post22d
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight
The Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin sent its massive new rocket into space Thursday — and carried a prototype satellite into orbit thousands of miles above the Earth’s surface. The seven-engine ...