As a parent, I’m well aware that my kids love my iPad just as much as I do. When I’m reviewing apps for Macworld, my daughters beg for their own turn with the iPad while I attempt to convince them ...

Forget Marx vs. Mises. You want to get a spirited debate going, ask pretty much anyone over the age of 8: Should kids still be taught cursive writing? I posted this question to Facebook, and for the ...

The symbols we use to write words evolve to become visually simpler over time, and an analysis of a writing system from West Africa shows that they can do so over just a few generations. The script ...