The most famous of these creations was The Turk, built by Wolfgang von Kempelen in the 1770s, and which toured until 1854. Though it appeared as though The Turk could play chess, the device was ...

Music Inspiration: Beethoven’s Compositions in Modern Art, currently on view at Beethoven-Haus in Bonn, attempts to bridge the gap between auditory and visual experience by inviting artists to ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen waits for the results of a vote by the European Parliament to approve the new EU College of Commissioners at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, ...

comparing the conflict with Sophia to the 18th-century chess automaton hoax the Mechanical Turk. Not only is Siskind's bitterness toward vague negative critiques tied to the peculiar bond she's ...

With only two hundred odd days ’til Christmas, you just know we’re already feeling the season’s magic. Well, maybe not, but [Sean Dubois] has decided to give us a head start with this WebRTC ...