Archaeology

The World's Oldest Writing

SCRIBE STATUE. FOUND: Lagash, Iraq. CULTURE: Sumerian. DATE: ca. 2400 B.C. LANGUAGE: Sumerian. In early 2016, hundreds of media outlets around the world reported that a set of recently deciphered ...

Mysterious Dead Sea Scrolls code finally cracked revealing 2,000-year-old biblical writings

One of the last undeciphered Dead Sea Scrolls has been decoded, revealing biblical phrases and themes about the end of days.
CNET

Wordle Players, It's Time to Retire Your Favorite Starter Word

If your starter word contains a J, rethink your strategy. Here are the most commonly used letters in the alphabet. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is ...
IFLScience

There Used To Be 27 Letters In The English Alphabet, Until One Mysteriously Vanished

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...
Euronews

Alphabet posts first-ever quarter with $100 billion in revenue

Investors celebrated the third-quarter numbers by driving up Alphabet’s stock price more than 6% in Wednesday’s extended trading. Google’s corporate parent on Wednesday announced its first-ever ...
IEEE

Tiny Deep Learning Models with Hybrid Compression Techniques for Gesture-Based Air Handwriting Recognition of English Alphabets on Edge Device

Abstract: As touchless interaction becomes increasingly important in wearable and ambient computing, gesture-based air handwriting offers a promising input modality, particularly for low-power ...
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What’s the Coolest Letter in the Alphabet? (Check Reason Here)

The coolest letter in the alphabet: When we learn the letters of the English alphabet, we just remember them in order, from A to Z. But have you ever thought about whether some letters are just ...
Boston College

Writing Center

Located in Stokes 418S, the BC Writing Center offers one-on-one conferences to BC undergraduates looking for help with their writing and written assignments. Our specialists (see below) are trained ...
BBC

The joys of writing lists

Would you like a robot companion? The criminal trade in ancient objects Have you ever seen a whale? What makes a good citizen? Are we too fixated on protein? Did a civilisation exist on Earth before ...
BBC

The joys of writing lists

Shopping lists, to-do lists, check lists – when was the last time you made, or followed, a list? When you stop to think about it, many of the things we read and write in our everyday lives are some ...
BBC

The joys of writing lists

When was the last time you made, or followed, a list? Phil and Beth discuss this. For more great language tips and programmes visit bbclearningenglish.com Show more Shopping lists, to-do lists, check ...