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Ancestors is a video game that reveals how the first humans evolved

Sep22
by on September 22, 2019 at 9:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming, syndication


As an academic scientist who researches human evolution, I was surprised to receive an email one day from Patrice Désilets, a top computer game designer responsible for the first two Assassin’s Creed games. He was working on a new game based on our early evolution in Africa, he said, and was using my book The Cradle of Humanity as one of the key reference texts. Would I like to be involved? Patrice invited my family to Montreal in early 2018 to play and comment on an early beta version. He was greatly amused that my youngest daughter is a true…

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a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Ancestors is a video game that reveals how the first humans evolved

Sep22
by on September 22, 2019 at 9:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming, syndication


As an academic scientist who researches human evolution, I was surprised to receive an email one day from Patrice Désilets, a top computer game designer responsible for the first two Assassin’s Creed games. He was working on a new game based on our early evolution in Africa, he said, and was using my book The Cradle of Humanity as one of the key reference texts. Would I like to be involved? Patrice invited my family to Montreal in early 2018 to play and comment on an early beta version. He was greatly amused that my youngest daughter is a true…

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Why apps should enhance real-world experiences, not replace them

Sep21
by on September 21, 2019 at 5:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Podium


Most mobile apps seek to be the center of attention. They are created by owners and product managers who obsess over extending as many user sessions as possible. Unfortunately, they don’t place a high consideration on the impacts of their customers’ well-being. Meanwhile, many users are increasingly aware of how much time they are spending staring and tapping at their favorite apps. Apple has even made users more aware of just how much time they are spending on their phones with their iOS 12 update. In the face of these emerging trends, it seems like the perfect time to ask…

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CHEAP: $150 off Beats Solo3 headphones is making the hair I’ve lost tingle

Sep21
by on September 21, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Confession time: I’ve always yearned to be the headphones-in-public-wearing type, but due to my follicly-challenged condition — I haven’t been able to. In my dreams, I often cycle to work, donning Apple’s Beats atop my luscious, long hair. Then I wake up, full of joy, only to stare in the mirror and see the reflection of my shining bald head. Aw, how terrible I feel. But you know what, you shouldn’t let my misery stop you from living life to the fullest, goddamn it.…

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