Browsing: Science

This year has been a year of shocking celebrity deaths, and this one personally hits me very hard. Patrick Stewart, the lead actor in the iconic television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, has passed away from Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia. He was 86 years old. He was one of the most beloved actors…

The Michigan Science Center is gearing up to add a virtual reality gaming arena and an indoor treehouse to its Detroit floor. The plans, which include an exhibit called “Rooted Together,” show a museum that keeps finding new ways to get kids and curious adults off the couch and into the action.

Who doesn’t love a good research paper about being attracted to fictional anime boys? It’s easy to merely find it amusing that someone far smarter than all of us is spending time trying to figure out the science behind playing otome games (games in which romantic relationships toward male characters are the core of the…

Whether it is gameplay mechanics, game design, or even digital ergonomics, Alice has carved out unique expertise to help game developers and designers get horses right. Her passion led to the creation of Mane Quest, a website cataloguing games featuring horses, which also serves as a res into video games. Her work includes analysis, consulting,…

NYU Press as of yesterday had still not taken down the compromised anti-ID book Designer Science, by C. W. Howell, from its online catalogue. But as of today, it’s gone. All that remains is the forlorn message, “Book not found…”