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It's been twenty-five years since the Gardner heist shook the art world, and there is still no sign of the artwork. A computer science and philosophy major–turned–actor on HBO’s Silicon ...

During the 17th and 18th centuries, people knew electricity was the next big thing—they just weren’t sure how to use it. So they tried it all. In 2014, Penn State researchers found that adults ...