biology

  • Twitch Streamer Plays Elden Ring Using Only Her Brain

    Twitch Streamer Plays Elden Ring Using Only Her Brain

    When you tune into Twitch streamer Perrikaryal’s channel, you might see her playing FromSoftware’s role-playing game epic Elden Ring with fourteen, unfamiliar black sensors stuck to her scalp. It’s her — as she said during an informational stream earlier today — “just for fun” electroencephalogram (EEG) device, something researchers use to record the brain’s electrical…


  • Covid Simulator Is So Well Made It’s A Little Depressing

    Covid Simulator Is So Well Made It’s A Little Depressing

    Covid Simulator is exactly what it says on the tin. By using data from the official CDC website, indie developer coldrice’s game allows you to simulate how COVID-19 spreads in a workplace. There isn’t a “win” condition. The simulation keeps running no matter how much debt your virtual business accumulates, and you can even run…


  • Lego’s Gingerbread House Holds Disturbing Secrets

    Every year around this time, Lego unveils the latest expansion to its ever-growing ‘Winter Village’ line of sets and I bemoan not having a massive basement to deck out in blocky holiday cheer. This year’s addition, the $160 Gingerbread House, looks like the perfect standalone piece for brick fans with limited room.