Ryan North supercharges Fantastic Four comic book with a healthy dose of reality
North spoke to The Globe about why he wanted the characters to be more grounded and why weaving educational science into the ...
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Joshua Shaw, Artist and Inventor—The Early History of the Copper Percussion Cap
He had previously, however, made the acquaintance and secured the warm personal friendship of Benjamin West ... The transactions of the Franklin Institute contain many papers upon the subject ...
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With AI, will polymaths become fashionable again?
When we think of famous polymaths, we think of people like Leonardo da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin or Steve Jobs ... Leonardo da Vinci’s studies in anatomy inspired his paintings and inventions, and ...
Opinion: Ben Franklin’s advice to ‘mind your business’ still relevant today
Maybe it’s time to revive Franklin’s wisdom not just as a historical footnote, but as a model for modern living. America ...
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To hoard or not to hoard: What would Benjamin Franklin do?
The members of the Chili Historical Society say the list of Remarkable Rochesterians doesn’t reflect the importance of agriculture.
Harriet Tubman fought slavery. Most of the men on US paper currency had ties to it
A US Senator wants to replace Andrew Jackson, who kept scores of slaves at his Tennessee plantation, on the front of the $20 ...
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Ben Affleck tried to make acting a 9-to-5 job because he hated spending time away from his kids
Ben Affleck told GQ that he made his Hollywood career a 9-to-5 job to spend more time with his children. "I was really missing time I could never get back," he said. Affleck shares three children ...