No longer keen on more Commander Keen While id’s decision to lean into fast, action-oriented first-person games might seem obvious […]
Category: History
A British redcoat’s lost memoir resurfaces
Shadrack Byfield lost his left arm in the War of 1812; his life sheds light on post-war re-integration. Actor Chris […]
A quirky guide to myths and lore based in actual science
Folklorist/historian Adrienne Mayor on her new book Mythopedia: A Brief Compendium of Natural History Lore Credit: Princeton University Press Earthquakes, […]
DNA analysis reveals likely pathogens that killed Napoleon’s army
State-of-the-art methodologies Rascovan and his co-authors note in their paper that the 2006 study relied upon outdated PCR-based technologies for […]
Medieval preacher invoked chivalric hero as a meme in sermon
Skip to content “Some are wolves and some are adders” “This is very early evidence of a preacher weaving pop […]
A history of the Internet, part 2: The high-tech gold rush begins
The Web Era arrives, the browser wars flare, and a bubble bursts. Welcome to the second article in our three-part […]
Cambridge mapping project solves a medieval murder
“A tale of shakedowns, sex, and vengeance that expose[s] tensions between the church and England’s elite.” Location of the murder […]
Live demos test effectiveness of Revolutionary War weapons
not just men with muskets Live demos test effectiveness of Revolutionary War weapons Pitting the Brown Bess against the long […]
An Ars Technica history of the Internet, part 1
Intergalactic Computer Network In our new 3-part series, we remember the people and ideas that made the Internet. Credit: Collage […]