These days, the sentiment of anyone who doesn't know how to code being destined to a life of homeless ineptitude has become a fairly common (if mildly exaggerated) one. But of all the ways out there to save yourself from a derelict fate, Jon Duckett's HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites, is, perhaps, the most beautiful, information-packed intro to basic web languages you can find. Read More >>
Featured comment by EddyCJ:
"I deliberately have to stop myself from visiting that site during the pre-exam period - genuinely makes learning this stuff fascinating." More »
When you're starting out in photography with your shiny new DSLR, the world of lenses can be a complex and scary place: prime this, wide angle that, and what the hell is focal length anyway? Don't worry! This video should have you covered. Read More >>
Did you know the first metal detector was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1881 in order to extract a stray bullet from President James Garfield's back? This is the kind of interesting innovation revealed in IBM Think, a free app that maps out the roots of technological advances. Read More >>
Everybody knows that sleep helps our brains sort out, reorder and make sense of all the information it consumes during the day. But now a team of neuroscientists has shown that it's possible to continue learning through the night, too. Here's how you can give it a try. Read More >>
Hidden away within Google's X laboratory, where all kinds of secret projects are underway, its engineers have been working on creating an artificial brain. With 16,000 computer processors and freedom to learn whatever it chooses from the internet, though, it turns out that the brain does just what you do online: watch cat videos. Read More >>
Featured comment by TrustyDuckling:
"Surely "one million times BIGGER than that within a human brain". Or have Google discovered some insane level of nano-processor?" More »
Scientists have uncovered several gene mutations that sharply increase the chances of developing autism. It's the first time researchers have pinpointed a specific genetic component with the spectrum of disorders, which includes Asberger's. Read More >>
Featured comment by Markeh21:
""I have Asperger Syndrome. Nay, I AM Autistic. It is a part of me, and it has entirely shaped who I am today. I would not have myself any other way. I..." More »
There was a time when people used to go to night classes or buy DIY guides to learn foreign languages in their spare time. But the New York Times is to have us believe that French and Spanish are out of the window, to be replaced by Python and Java. Read More >>
Featured comment by Casper:
"See that is something that would appeal to me, night classes showing people how to code even if it was something like PHP or Visual Basic. There is on..." More »
The easiest way to learn a language is by doing it in situ, and what better way than using our French cousins' favourite language? No, not the language of love -- the language of food. Read More >>
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