The first thing to note in Shemer's beautifully measured Goldberg Variations is the pitch of his Franco-Flemish harpsichord, a whole tone lower than modern concert pitch.

Selfish people have short-term advantage, but co-operation and communication win out in the long term

Ilya Segalovich was an internet search pioneer and one of the founders of Yandex, the Russian search engine which was conceived in 1993 and launched in 1997, a full year before its more famous American competitor, Google.

Corporate social responsibility is now being encouraged by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Thousands of teenagers are being put in for multiple GCSE maths exams in the hope they will get crucial C grade passes in at least one of them.

People have more control over their feelings than is often realised, he believed

More than one in four parents plan to hire tutors during the summer holidays, according to an organisation that offers online maths tutorials.

His invention forms basis of how information is shared online today

Ahead of the airing of a documentary made with the acclaimed naturalist, the eccentric musician tells Sarah Morrison how the pair found common ground in each other's fields

Remarkably, Hitchcock shot this adaptation of Frederick Knott's stage hit in 3D, just when the fad was on the wane (in 1954). The director himself said, "It was a nine-day wonder, and I came in on the ninth day." Now it has been carefully restored by the Warner Bros team, though its staginess remains impervious to tinkering.

Running August 4-10, each day of the week will be dedicated to different strand of geekery

Don't let mucky fingers mess up your shiny iPad. Here's a range of hi-tech devices just for kids.

A tech start-up based in Helsinki has developed the world’s first facial recognition payment system. Designed to effectively transform your face into your PIN, the terminals use cameras to confirm your identity, meaning all the shopper needs to do is look into the lens and press OK.

The Government says it will not oppose a parliamentary bill that would quash the 1952 'gross indecency' conviction