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Scientists Are Trying To Work Out Why You Weirdos Invert Your Controls

Scientists Are Trying To Work Out Why You Weirdos Invert Your Controls

After The Guardian ran a story earlier this year on gamers inverting their controls, a group of scientists—who have…

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12/02/20 7:30PM

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The Massive Radio Telescope From <i>GoldenEye</i> Just Collapsed

The Massive Radio Telescope From GoldenEye Just Collapsed

The massive Arecibo Observatory radio telescope, made famous in the James Bond movie GoldenEye and paid homage to in…

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12/01/20 3:30PM

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It's Animal Crossing Music Played On Tesla Coils

The fine folks at ArcAttack use tesla coils to create music by shaking the air with electrical discharge. Sometimes…

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6/10/20 11:30AM

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Let’s Settle <i>Splatoon</i>’s Mayo vs. Ketchup War, With Science<em></em>

Let’s Settle Splatoon’s Mayo vs. Ketchup War, With Science

Splatoon 2's first post-launch Splatfest kicks off tomorrow, and fans are passionately rallying for their favorite…

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Kerbal Space Program is getting new DLC this summer that will have you journey to Mercury. Called “Shared Horizons,” it was made in conjunction with the European Space Agency to simulate past and future missions. It arrives July 1 on PC and later on consoles.

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Pokémon Scientists Have A Very Hard Job

Pokémon Scientists Have A Very Hard Job

The first thing every player sees when starting a new game of Pokémon Red or Blue is the pixelated image of a…

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4/24/20 12:00PM

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Playing <i>Borderlands 3</i> Can Help Scientists With Actual Research

Playing Borderlands 3 Can Help Scientists With Actual Research

Ever felt guilty about playing video games while the world crumbles around you? Well, you’re in luck, because Borderl…

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Actual Space Mission Picks Sonic The Hedgehog As An Official Mascot

Actual Space Mission Picks Sonic The Hedgehog As An Official Mascot

In June 2022, a rocket will launch carrying the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, a spacecraft made by the European Space…

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10/02/19 8:00PM

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"Gaming Disorder" Now A Recognized Illness According To World Health Organization

"Gaming Disorder" Now A Recognized Illness According To World Health Organization

The World Health Organization has decided to add gaming disorder to its list of recognized illnesses. The 194…

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There's An Actual Satellite In Space Called "XCOM"

There's An Actual Satellite In Space Called "XCOM"

Hello, Commander. We have received reports that the US Naval Research Laboratory has launched two new satellites…

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A Video Game Developed To Detect Alzheimer’s Disease Seems To Be Working

A Video Game Developed To Detect Alzheimer’s Disease Seems To Be Working

Sea Hero Quest is a video game developed in partnership with Germany’s Deutsche Telekom, game studio Glitchers and…

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EA Created An AI That Taught Itself To Play <i>Battlefield</i>

EA Created An AI That Taught Itself To Play Battlefield

Electronic Arts’ Search for Extraordinary Experiences (SEED) Division—which sounds like an anime space force—has…

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Putting Games On Mute Might Make It Harder To Play Well<em></em><em></em>

Putting Games On Mute Might Make It Harder To Play Well

From the limited findings based on a recent experiment, researchers at Brandeis University found that sounds can…

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11/30/17 12:50PM

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A Very Realistic Video Game Simulation Of Mayweather vs McGregor

A Very Realistic Video Game Simulation Of Mayweather vs McGregor

Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and UFC megastar Conor McGregor are gonna “fight” tomorrow. Since it’s a boxing…

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<i>Skyrim </i>Mod Gives NPCs Their Own Lives (And Loves)

Skyrim Mod Gives NPCs Their Own Lives (And Loves)

Social NPCs is a mod for Skyrim that takes the clockwork non-playable characters from two of the game’s smaller…

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Soon, <i>EVE Online</i> Players Will Help Discover Actual Planets

Soon, EVE Online Players Will Help Discover Actual Planets

This summer, EVE Online players won’t just be exploring virtual galaxies—they’ll be helping to map out the actual…

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The Newly Discovered TRAPPIST-1 <em></em>Star System Was Hiding In <i>Elite: Dangerous</i> All Along

The Newly Discovered TRAPPIST-1 Star System Was Hiding In Elite: Dangerous All Along

NASA had some big news this past week. No, it wasn’t aliens. It was the next best thing: the discovery of seven new “…

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Single-Celled Organisms Playing Microscopic Pac-Man

If you’re going to study the behavior patterns of unicellular protozoans and predatory pseudocoelomates in a…

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The World's Greatest Scientists Kick Each Other's Ass In This 2D Fighting Game

Oh man. Remember that idea to make a 2D fighter out of some of the world’s greatest scientists? Well, your dreams…

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Great Scientists Become Greater Fighting Game Characters

Let us imagine, for a moment, that some of history’s greatest scientists did not devote their lives to the…

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