How John Wilson’s ‘The History of Concrete’ Became A Reflection of Life as a Documentary Filmmaker

In “The History of Concrete,” Wilson explores how hard it is just to get a documentary funded about the making of concrete, especially when the budget balloons with trips around the world.

‘The History of Concrete’ Review: John Wilson Ponders Permanence and Immortality in Hilarious and Poignant Feature-Length ‘How To’ Follow-Up

The creator of HBO's 'How To with John Wilson' learns about a building material, Italian wax sculptures, New York City ...

‘The History of Concrete’ Review: John Wilson Cements Status as an Essential Artist for Our Uncertain Times

John Wilson makes his feature debut with the documentary, "The History of Concrete," which finds him channeling his signature ...

‘The History of Concrete’ Review: John Wilson Constructs an Entire Film Around a Subject No One Cares About

The host of 'How To With John Wilson' experiments with whether he can make an amusing movie about a topic as dull as concrete ...
Scientific American

The bacterium behind syphilis has a far more ancient history than we thought

Treponema pallidum, a microorganism that can cause a deadly sexually transmitted disease in humans, may have a far more ancient lineage than scientists once thought ...

AI-generated videos of giant drifts go viral after record snow in Russia's Far East

BBC Verify Live has been focusing on a series of AI-generated fake videos claiming to show huge snow drifts in Russia’s ...

Iran's economic woes expose regime's tight grip

As religious elites and Revolutionary Guards strengthen their hold on the economy, experts question how long the regime can ...

How Options Contracts Developed Over Centuries

Explore the origins of options contracts, from rice traders in ancient times to today's financial markets. Understand their ...
Scientific American

Wikipedia at 25: Science’s Front Page Faces a New Era

Wikipedia had to fight to establish its legitimacy—and now it faces a new existential threat posed by generative AI ...

How USA TODAY mapped the potential consequences of a strike on US missile silos

USA TODAY reporters teamed up with a nuclear weapons historian to bring you the Nuclear Sponge series.
The New York Times

Making Sense of Dollars and Cents

Learned, lively and often irreverent, David McWilliams’s “The History of Money” is rich with surprising details about currency, then and now. By Alexandra Jacobs When you purchase an independently ...