The elegant pictorial writing system of the ancient Egyptians—known as hieroglyphics—has fascinated generations of archeologists. Its precise origins are uncertain. One ancient Egyptian legend holds ...
Digital hieroglyphics: what does the buffer symbol tell us about ourselves? Staring at a buffer symbol, waiting for something on the internet to load can be both reassuring and distressing. We wait ...
Who invented the alphabet, and why? First, the hard facts: The earliest evidence of what’s thought to be the world’s first alphabet is a group of 3,500-year-old inscriptions found in Egypt’s Sinai ...
Did Arab scholars contribute to deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics years before Frenchman Jean-François Champollion Ancient Egyptian civilisation has always fascinated the world with its ...
Digital hieroglyphics: what does the buffer symbol tell us about ourselves? Staring at a buffer symbol, waiting for something on the internet to load can be both reassuring and distressing. We wait ...
One person’s obsession with barcodes makes for a quirky and fun exhibit at the Somerville Museum: “Barcode Journeys,” which ...
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Google has launched a hieroglyphics translator that uses AI to decipher images of Ancient Egyptian script. The new tool, called Fabricius, uses machine learning to give experts a fast way to decode ...
Modern man no longer communicates via cave painting, yet hieroglyphs may be making a comeback -- thanks to the cell phone. Colorado native Kai Staats has invented a new language for cell phones that ...