If, as Jorge Luis Borges wrote, “To think is to forget,” then where does that leave not forgetting? In a curious and complex place, journalist Joshua Foer tells us in “Moonwalking With Einstein,” a ...
Josh is also, by the way, the youngest member of a fascinating family. His oldest brother is Franklin, editor of The New Republic (and author of the brilliant 2004 book "How Soccer Explains the World" ...
Talk about a dream machine. China's Warren Buffett-backed BYD, which is short for Build Your Dreams, has unveiled a new SUV that can move in mysterious ways. The electric Land Rover-style Yangwang U8 ...
The proliferation of gadgetry that stores and organizes our personal data - phone numbers, to-do lists, driving directions - has made the need to actually memorize anything all but obsolete. Why ...
The U.S. artistic swimming team hit the pool Monday in Paris and put on quite a show, which included them moonwalking to Michael Jackson's classic song, "Smooth Criminal." The team, which consists of ...
He might not have made it to space, but one toe-tapping traveller found himself completing an impressive space-related feat nevertheless - moonwalking through 27 European landmarks. Travis DeRose, ...
HE’S the pony who may be the internet sensation of the year. And now his owner and trainers have gone public on the Shetland Pony’s role. Mari Williamson’s stallion Socks has already been viewed more ...
Slate's Explainer has an answer and question post about moonwalking. Here is one of the very good questions answered there. Would it be easier to moonwalk on the moon? The Explainer says "absolutely ...