Conference on medieval times brings to light middle ages' concerns on climate changes and natural disasters, and featured an entire session on farts. picked by suebe 3 months ago

...the answer is yes, a very definite and resounding yes. We mostly have Pope Gregory IX, (13th Century), to thank for most of our perceptions and laws regarding sex. picked by ogri2003 1 year ago

New discoveries at dig sites in Middle Asia are rocking the archeological world and redefining the origins of modern civilization. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

As anyone with a knack for clichés knows, necessity is the mother of invention. However, it could also be said that while good inventions are often the product of necessity, great inventions are accidental. To demonstrate the importance of serendipity, we’ve put together a list of 10 examples of unintentional discoveries that too often we find ourselves taking for granted. In no particu... read full post picked by leopoldogolba 8 months ago

Interesting list of the great inventions of America.

Do you agree with the list? picked by deepcleanfun 10 months ago

Various torture devices, some with whimsical names like "Pear of Anguish." picked by domeafavor 2 years ago

This week, the 36th International Exhibition of Inventions has flooded Geneva with tinkerers, hackers, and other weirdos who like to make stuff and show off possibly useful, definitely bizarre inventions picked by doggylives 6 months ago

If participants in the Dark Ages Lunar Interferometer study have their way, a telescope on the moon will allow astronomers to see 'back in time' and study the young Universe during the first 100 million years of its existence. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Many have tried. All have failed. But with a new computer game, you can make peace in the Middle East. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

he most arbitrary and distorted borders in the world are in Africa and the Middle East. Drawn by self-interested Europeans. The unjust borders in the Middle East — to borrow from Churchill — generate more trouble than can be consumed locally.

What if new borders were drawn in the Middle East, ones that cut along cultural/religious boundaries? picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Chindogu has a distinctive feature: anyone actually attempting to use one of these inventions would find that it causes so many new problems, or such significant social embarrassment, that effectively it has no utility whatsoever. picked by theamelianator 11 months ago

R&D Magazine has sponsored the "Oscars of Inventions" for 45 years. The 100 winners selected by R&D Magazine for 2007 are stunning innovations. Here are my picks for the top 10 inventions from R & D Magazine's list of the best of 2007: picked by deepcleanfun 1 year ago

These inventions have entered the pantheon of dumbest movie inventions...ever. picked by ordinarychick 2 years ago

Nor only were Damascus swords sharp and beautiful, they were also objects of mystery. The best European bladesmiths from the Middle Ages on up weren't able to make them, even though they carefully studied examples of blades made in the East. Damascus blades became even more mysterious when the art of making them actually died out. The last Damascus swords were made in the early 1800s. picked by hmtksteve 7 days ago

Useful inventions, some really intelligent

Dupe picked by kamaloo 10 months ago

Pictures of interesting inventions, some pretty funny picked by kamaloo 11 months ago

25 useful and funny creative inventions made out of stuff we use every day picked by kamaloo 12 months ago

Wobbles in the rotation of Mars swung the planet into about 40 extreme ice ages in the past 5 million years and allowed thick ice layers to remain far away from the poles. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Surreal/Hysterical/Stupid/Genius/Python... picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

Harvard researchers have discovered half a dozen new genes involved in autism that suggest the disorder strikes in a brain that can't properly form new connections. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago