Who really invented television?

The breakthrough is often credited to Scottish inventor John Logie Baird—but the real history is far more complicated and ...

It's genuinely frightening to wonder where America goes next

As Donald Trump arrived in Iowa for a familiar campaign-style rally, the intensity of the divide between Americans was made ...

How John Wilson’s ‘The History of Concrete’ Became A Reflection of Life as a Documentary Filmmaker

In “The History of Concrete,” Wilson explores how hard it is just to get a documentary funded about the making of concrete, especially when the budget balloons with trips around the world.

‘The History of Concrete’ Review: John Wilson Ponders Permanence and Immortality in Hilarious and Poignant Feature-Length ‘How To’ Follow-Up

The creator of HBO's 'How To with John Wilson' learns about a building material, Italian wax sculptures, New York City ...

‘The History of Concrete’ Review: John Wilson Cements Status as an Essential Artist for Our Uncertain Times

John Wilson makes his feature debut with the documentary, "The History of Concrete," which finds him channeling his signature ...

‘The History of Concrete’ Review: John Wilson Illustrates How to Get Over a Beloved TV Show with a Moving and Hilarious Meditation on Death

DMX, Hallmark movies, Kim Kardashian, and public diarrhea are just some of the countless things mixed into John Wilson's ...

‘The History of Concrete’ Review: John Wilson Constructs an Entire Film Around a Subject No One Cares About

The host of 'How To With John Wilson' experiments with whether he can make an amusing movie about a topic as dull as concrete ...
Scientific American

The bacterium behind syphilis has a far more ancient history than we thought

Treponema pallidum, a microorganism that can cause a deadly sexually transmitted disease in humans, may have a far more ancient lineage than scientists once thought ...