Tag: computing-power
The Village Without Doors: India’s Shani Shingnapur Miracle
No doors. No locks. No fear. In Shani Shingnapur, India, people sleep peacefully with their homes wi...
May 13, 2025
The Temple of Sacred Rats: Faith and Mystery in Rajasthan
n a land filled with ancient myths and vibrant traditions, India never ceases to surprise. One of th...
May 13, 2025
Habemus Papam: What Happens When a New Pope Is Elected?
Conclave, the new Pope is elected: it is Robert Francis Prevost. His name will be Leone XIV ...
May 08, 2025
Your Smartphone Has More Power Than NASA’s Apollo Computers
In 1969, NASA’s Apollo 11 mission made history by landing humans on the Moon. But what&r...
May 07, 2025
The Internet Once Had a Kill Switch — And It Was Almost Used
Before the World Wide Web, there was ARPANET — the U.S. government-funded project that laid th...
May 07, 2025
The FBI Once Tried to Ban Encryption… with a Clipper Chip
In 1993, the U.S. government proposed a small hardware chip called the Clipper Chip, meant to be emb...
May 07, 2025
The First Computer Bug Was a Real Insect
In 1947, computer scientists working on the Harvard Mark II, one of the earliest electromechan...
May 07, 2025
The Island That Bans Death — And It's Not a Myth
In the northernmost part of Japan lies Iturup Island, part of the Kuril Islands chain. But the true...
May 06, 2025
The Island That Bans Death — And It's Not a Myth
In the northernmost part of Japan lies Iturup Island, part of the Kuril Islands chain. But the true...
May 06, 2025
When the Pope Put a Corpse on Trial
In one of the darkest and most bizarre moments in church history, Pope Stephen VI staged a trial &md...
May 06, 2025