5 reasons video games should be more widely used in school
While China has taken steps to rein in the playing of video games among students during the school week, a U.S. scholar makes the case for why the games should be featured more prominently in school.
Sept. 3, 2021 • ~9 min
Fish fins are teaching us the secret to flexible robots and new shape-changing materials
Fish fins are extremely flexible yet also strong. A special segmented fin design is the key to this useful combination of properties and could inspire new morphing materials.
Aug. 18, 2021 • ~6 min
What are dark patterns? An online media expert explains
Deceptively labeled buttons, choices that are hard to undo, web designs that hide options – these dark patterns are how some websites trick people into giving up their money and information.
Aug. 3, 2021 • ~4 min
It's not just bad behavior – why social media design makes it hard to have constructive disagreements online
How social media services work – the nuts and bolts of interacting with others online – has the power to shape and improve online arguments. Here's how.
July 7, 2021 • ~8 min
Ecomimicry: the nature-inspired approach to design that could be the antidote to urban 'blandscapes'
Generic urban landscape design is damaging for people and nature: an ecomimicry approach instead encourages nature to flourish even in cities.
June 29, 2021 • ~8 min
With Ford's electric F-150 pickup, the EV transition shifts into high gear
Ford's electric F-150 pickup won't roll off assembly lines until early 2022, but the company has received thousands of preorders already for a vehicle aimed at the mass market, not eco-buyers.
June 15, 2021 • ~9 min
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