Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The Inca quipu was a complex system of knotted cords, encoded numerical records and possibly even a full logosyllabic language. New research ...

Between 1842 and 1843, Lovelace wrote the first computer program for Babbage's Analytical Engine concept. Although never ...

Many hoped that the march of technology would usher in a utopia – but some foresaw the threat it would pose to liberal society. Why did nobody listen?

Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: The Inca never built a world of silicon chips or copper-wired circuits, and the high-speed hardware of modern times was something they simply didn't ...