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Selling Virtual Reality to the Masses

At GDC 2015, a legendary game programmer makes the case for an emerging technology’s conventional future.

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Five Female Developers Turning the Tables on the Gaming Industry

At the Game Developers Conference this year, more women than ever participated on panels and talks. Here’s what they said.

Broadway Culture Shock

Ayad Akhtar's smart, provocative scripts ask tough questions of American theatergoers, and they love him for it.

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Scientists Discover an Invisible Shield Protecting Earth

Just like in Star Trek—only this giant force field protecting Earthlings from “killer electrons”

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Can a Robot Create Something Beautiful?

A creative alternative to Alan Turing’s famous test gauging a computer’s capacity for human-like intelligence

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Scientists Close in on the Notorious Cruise Ship Virus

The days of norovirus, known for sickening seaborne travelers like those on a recent Princess Cruises vessel, may be numbered.

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A Tale of Two GMO Transplant Techniques

Would consumers feel more comfortable with GM crops if there was more transparency in how they’re created?

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Sorry, Colonizing Mars is Still a Pipe Dream

Even though you responded to the casting call, you probably won't become a reality star on Mars.

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Science So Bad It’s Good

The unexpectedly popular BAHFest searches for the year’s most laughable evolutionary theory, and rewards its creator

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Inside the Minds of 11-Year Olds From Around the World

A new documentary probes the special moral clarity of 11-year old children.

Curbside Shake-Up

A bold attempt to change the way 8 million New Yorkers take out the trash

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Follow the Crowd

Why online gaming may just be the future of science

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