CHRISTMAS is a time of light, joy and goodwill – until the board games come out. The skitter of dice along a table, the ...

Researchers are using a very modern tool to transcribe and read hundreds of thousands of medieval manuscripts from the lost ...

Proven methods for teaching the readers who struggle most have been known for decades. Why do we often fail to use them?

A 2,000-year-old code that once looked like random scratches on parchment has finally given up its secret, turning a handful of obscure Dead Sea fragments into a new window on one of antiquity’s most ...

Ahhh, Arabic! The dazzling gem of the Arab world has been captivating linguists and language lovers for centuries. With today ...

The corruption of Jewish legacy customs, not to mention religious practices, is kinetic.The post Mamdani goes to Satmar … and other Chanukah stories appeared first on JNS.org.

If you look puzzled, or answer in your clearest English, “I’m sorry, I don’t understand, kid, I’m from Minnesota,” he will call in the troops: “Marek! Krzysztof! Piotr! Chodzi tu!” Each kid has a deck ...

With hype around automation and robotisation at fever pitch, many argue that we will soon see mass labour disappear altogether. Sociologist Antonio Casilli begs to differ. Work is not disappearing, he ...

Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity has opened a space on campus that invites in its member as well as the larger university. It's a ...

Some ancient writing systems cannot be deciphered. Can artificial intelligence help crack the codes of the past?

The Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle is one of the greatest thinkers in history, and his conception of happiness remains ...

In her latest book, Diane Kochilas looks at the evolution of Greek cooking and restaurants in Athens and beyond.