Recent archaeological discoveries have earned Sumedang its new status as a Sunda Archeological and Pleistocene ...

Sitting on the waterfront, just a few kilometres north of Al Dafna, Katara Cultural Village is one of Doha’s premier attractions, with something to entertain both residents and visitors alike. Founded ...

In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, history is everything. And it’s not working for the benefit of the Zionist project in the ancient land of Palestine. The Jewish people have a keen ...

The thread of the constellations was very important to the builders of the pyramid complex. They went to great lengths to create them; carve them into solid stone and place them in the roof of the ...

IT is somewhat strange that in the article on Ptolemy in the “Penny Cyclopædia,” he is spoken of only as a geographer. His fame is undoubtedly built upon his two great works on astronomy and geography ...

Anthropic put an AI chatbot in charge of a shop. The results show why AI won’t be taking your job just yet. Despite concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) stealing jobs, one experiment has just ...

Anthropic ran an experiment where its Claude chatbot was put in charge of a tiny, automated “shop” inside its San Francisco headquarters — and the results were nothing short of hilarious. Despite ...

For those of you wondering if AI agents can truly replace human workers, do yourself a favor and read the blog post that documents Anthropic’s “Project Vend.” Researchers at Anthropic and AI safety ...

A recent study analyzes the attempt by the Roman emperor Claudius, who ruled from 41 to 54 CE, to promote haruspicy, the ancient art of divination that involved examining the entrails of animals to ...

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