Video-game engines were designed to closely mimic the mechanics of the real world. They’re now used for movies, TV shows, architecture, military trainings, virtual reality, and the metaverse.
They have long been a symbol of a future that never came. Now a variety of companies are building them—or something close.
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (April 14, 2024):The latest issue features…
Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan D.A., campaigned as the best candidate to go after the former president. Now he finds himself leading Trump’s first prosecution — and perhaps the only one before the November election.
In her new play, ‘Sally & Tom,’ Suzan-Lori Parks brings exuberant provocation to the gravest historical questions.
People who had the most vegetation near their residences were the least likely to report depression and anxiety.
Applying a ‘base editor’ allows cells to crank out increased levels of a vital metabolic enzyme.
Climate change is partly to blame for a storm that pounded Girona province with record-breaking hailstones.
Times Literary Supplement (April 10, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Man Into Marble’ – Corin Throsby and Kathryn Sutherland on the real Byron; Anthony Burgess on music; Left in charge at the palazzo; Revolutionary Russia; A shorter Long Day’s Journey and What is lyric verse?…
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (April 6, 2024):The latest issue features…
Inside the notorious “catch and kill” campaign that now stands at the heart of the former president’s legal trial.
He’s a wild, monomaniacal jerk. He’s also our greatest interpreter of American manners since Emily Post.
BARRON’S MAGAZINE – APRIL 8, 2024 ISSUE:
Pfizer’s patent expirations are great for humanity but terrible for investors. It’s a common story across the drug industry.
After finally securing approval from regulators, the new Bitcoin ETFs gained an average 42.6%.
Don’t put all your cards in the Magnificent Seven. These stock funds offer investors true diversification—and that will pay off in more growth opportunities and better protection.
Vietnam: Discover the country’s remote reaches along the Mekong River and Con Dao islands.
Istria: Explore the festivals and folk traditions of Croatia’s unique Adriatic enclave.
Antarctica: This barren land of rock, water and ice is home to a surprising amount of wildlife.
Egypt: Itineraries to discover the country, from the Nile and the Red Sea to the Sinai Peninsula.
Philadelphia: Food in Pennsylvania’s largest city is as much about coming together as it is about flavour.
Birmingham: The UK’s historic industrial powerhouse is flaunting its heritage with style.
Le Mans & around: Come for the eponymous car race, stay for canoe trips, wine-tasting and more.
Fez: Food traditions and culinary innovation come together in the medina of this Moroccan city
Tokyo: Accommodation in the Japanese capital is all about character, from traditional ryokan inns to a cosy literary hotel.
Was Lucy the mother of us all? Fifty years after her discovery, the 3.2-million-year-old skeleton has rivals
Flexible fiber electronics couple with the human body for wireless tactile sensing
It will disappoint China’s people and anger the rest of the world
That will make inflation trickier to handle in future
Donald Trump’s threat to dump allies would risk a nuclear free-for-all
Psychedelic hedgehogs, purple pineapples, living strawberries—welcome to the magical world of nudibranchs
As the Southwest dries, can a city notorious for excess find a way to survive with less and less water?
Modern Athens savors its connections to antiquity—while reappraising its past
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