Before smartphones, spreadsheets, or even written alphabets as we know them, the Inca appear to have managed information in a ...

Scientists used the quipu’s data to build working spreadsheets, file systems, and encryption tools, rivaling conventional ...

Before smartphones, before transistors, before written language, the Inca were running an information system. Scientists just proved their knotted cords can power spreadsheets, encryption, and file ...

A rainbow, a sky full of fluffy white clouds and the best weather is what made singer Shawn Mendes feel “like a lucky boy”. He began his year by travelling to Peru in Central America and the ...

据美媒3月27日报道，尽管印加人从未打造出由硅芯片或铜线电路构成的世界，也未曾拥有现代高速硬件，这个从秘鲁高原崛起、实力强大的文明，未曾想象过智能手机、笔记本电脑等设备，甚至没有发展出书写系统。但他们拥有奇普——一种由绳索和绳结构成的、极为精巧的系统 ...