Video Games May Enhance Skills Beyond a Superb Double Jump

Feb 6, 2019 | BrainFacts

The staccato shots of gunfire erupt before you see your enemy. The music builds, your heartbeat rises, and you select your weapon, perhaps a shotgun, a sniper rifle, an AK-47, or even a Molotov cocktail. You and your allies leave the safety of the base, uncertain if...

14 reasons sci-fi fans should celebrate David Bowie’s birthday

Jan 8, 2019 | SyFy

David Bowie was more than a singer of classic art rock songs. He’s a genre mainstay… and also may believe he’s an alien.

4 perfectly reasonable-sounding 2018 technology predictions that failed

Dec 11, 2018 | HPE Insights

What were they thinking?! These erroneous guesses about tech in 2018 would shatter any crystal ball. It’s getting harder to predict the future, what with entrepreneurs creating companies based on the pairing of trendy buzzwords (for example, Uber + edibles =...

5 things we need to conquer to accelerate space exploration

Nov 14, 2018 | HPE Insights

Sure, everyone wants to see Planet Earth in the rear-view mirror. But we won’t achieve that goal until we first cover these particular bases. Space is a mere 100 kilometers above us. Except for a few highly trained astronauts and cosmonauts, and even...

How technology is enabling urban farming

Oct 9, 2018 | HPE Insights

Farming traditionally was relegated to rural areas because that’s where the fertile land is. Yet today, people are making urban farming a reality, which increases reliance on newer technology. If you’re reading this article, thank a farmer. That’s because farming is...

NYCC: Teachers explain how comic books help kids learn at the NY Public Library

Oct 5, 2018 | SyFy

Erica Buddington, founder of The Langston League, which designs socially responsible and relevant curricula for students of color, recently worked with a sixth-grade student who didn’t want to study ancient civilizations. So she tried to get on the...