When people are shown a spiky shape next to a rounded one and asked which shape is called "kiki" and which one is "bouba," people from all kinds of cultures overwhelmingly associate "bouba" with the ...

In the City of London they no longer call her Rachel from Accounts. The Chancellor is known, not entirely affectionately I suspect, as Rachel from Dagenham. Why? “Because it’s one stop from Barking”.

Micheál Martin and Keir Starmer met at a grandiosely titled and neurotically managed “Summit” meeting in Cork this week. Dithering Heights. It was underwhelming. The Taoiseach and the UK prime ...

KQED Live set brought out a local garage rock legend's country side, while a beloved voice actor dove into classic soul.

The Soham murders shocked Britain. How could Ian Huntley and Maxine Carr be so wicked and yet have stayed so cool? I got a ...

New research shows that sourdough fermentation does more than make bread rise—it transforms wheat fibers in unexpected ways. Scientists found that enzymes already present in wheat, activated by the ...

A classic movie was once promoted with the punchline: 'In space, no one can hear you scream'. Physicists have now demonstrated, to the contrary, that in certain situations sound can be transmitted ...

The beloved musical film, starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, has been one of our favorite things since it premiered in 1965 Alamy The cast of The Sound of Music is as tight as Julie ...

A podcast about the candidates, policies, and perspectives shaping the Pacific Northwest. There’s a lot to wade through when it comes to Washington State politics. The drama, the facts, the money, and ...

The von Trapp family's music enchanted fans around the world years before their story made it to the big screen in 1965 The von Trapp family isn't just characters from The Sound of Music — they're a ...