Stories
Alex Johnson
The Origin of the Moron
In 1910, Henry H. Goddard coined the term “moron” because he needed a word for my ancestors. Ouch, buddy.
read nowIn 1910, Henry H. Goddard coined the term “moron” because he needed a word for my ancestors. Ouch, buddy.
read nowHiggs boson: the tiny particle that could (destroy the universe).
read nowHumans started digging up dinosaur bones on purpose in 1822; 150 years later, we asked “where are the little one?” What was the hold up?
read nowWhy do so many sci-fi aliens come from Mars? Because Italian is tricky.
read nowAlan Turing’s eponymous Turing machine presaged the digital computer—and his Turing test presaged the rise of artificial intelligence that will eventually make us all obsolete.
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