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What the ancient Greeks knew about mental health

Ancient medical practices are usually frowned upon by modern society. The history of medicine is tainted by bizarre ...
ScienceAlert

Origins of Dental Braces Aren't as Ancient as We Once Thought

Ancient Egyptians and Etruscans pioneered orthodontics, using delicate gold wires and catgut to straighten teeth.
The Print

Our ancestors never needed dental braces. Here is why

The image of ancient people sporting gold and catgut braces is certainly appealing and dramatic, but it doesn’t match the ...
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2,000-year-old machine found in China tomb could be binary computer

The computer, at its core, is an input-output device: it receives instructions, executes programmes, performs calculations automatically and produces results.By this fundamental definition, China's ...
Indian Defence Review

2,000-Year-Old Device Found in Chinese Tomb Could Be World’s Oldest Computer

A 2,000-year-old loom found in a Chinese tomb may hold the key to the origins of computing.

The Astounding Pop Mech Show: The Never-Ending Mysteries of the World’s First Computer

The ancient Antikythera Mechanism acts like an astronomical calculator, but its full purpose remains a mystery.

Could 2,000-year-old machine from tomb in China be world’s earliest binary computer?

Silk-weaving loom dating to Western Han is world’s oldest known ‘computer hardware’ with corresponding ‘software’, China ...

2,000-year-old machine found in western China tomb could be a binary computer: authorities

Sophisticated silk-weaving loom dating back to the Western Han dynasty used physical pattern cards which acted like ancient ...