called the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. By publishing inexpensive booklets on a variety of subjects, the group aimed to enlarge the intellectual horizons of the newly literate ...

Imagine you had some useful knowledge — maybe a secret recipe, or the key to a cipher. Could you prove to a friend that you had that knowledge, without revealing anything about it? Computer scientists ...

of applied versus pure research. In other words, science for the sake of creating knowledge and science done for the sake of making useful things. Consider someone like Albert Einstein.

Same goes for people trying to choose a career. As a result, opportunities to gain useful knowledge are lost. However, having learned (1) you might be a good fit for a particular career ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County health officials are preparing to host the “Concussion Discussion” breakfast Thursday morning in an effort to help the public better recognize brain injuries.

Chennai: The New Education Policy (NEP) aims at equipping students with useful knowledge, which would help their development as well as the nation’s development, said Tamil Nadu governor R N ...