Topic: Isaac Asimov

Newt Gingrich biggest geek in GOP primary race, says Scientific American

Newt Gingrich – also known as 'Newt Skywalker' – topped the Scientific American ranking of six GOP candidates. Ron Paul came in third.

Farewell, Borders – lights out

A journalist examines her grief over the disappearance of Borders.

Defining intelligence in the Watson computer on Jeopardy!

The IBM computer Watson, appearing on Jeopardy! this week, may defeat the human players. But humanity is the real winner by gaining a better understanding of what real intelligence is.

Milky Way 'bubbles' baffle astronomers searching for dark matter

A team of scientists, using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, says a pair of puzzling bubbles gets in the way of their quest to search for dark matter at the core of the Milky Way.

Jon Stewart and a question of 'Sanity': why a comedian is now liberals' No. 1 hero

As the 'Rally to Restore Sanity' shows, America's liberals are increasingly turning to Jon Stewart as their most inspirational figure. Part of the reason is President Obama's declining political fortunes, but ultimately it is the left’s desire for civility that has turned a comedian into a political star.

Channeling my inner Hemingway – or not

'I Write Like,' a hot new website, purports to tell visitors which bestselling authors' work their prose most resembles.

Anticipating Paul Krugman: Early thoughts on his recent profile in the New Yorker

Paul Krugman is profiled in this week's issue of the New Yorker.

Robotic exoskeletons: Suited for superhuman power

Exoskeletons – or wearable robots – strengthen soldiers and mobilize the disabled.

Tech-word origins: stranger than science

A lexicographer describes where science fiction struck first.

'The book was better': Movies that didn't measure up

Arthur C. Clarke: an inventor of the world as we know it today

His imagination helped shape a vision of the future for millions of American readers.