The Epic Games Store's free game for January 22 takes the irreverent humor of Monty Python and the Holy Grail and merges it ...

Economics explains why nonviolent resistance is an effective strategy and today’s immigration demonstrations are failing.

Editor’s note: Variety was part of the jury for The Game Awards 2025.

With all the reveals, leaks and drama that surround The Game Awards, it's easy to forget about the actual winners themselves. Luckily for you, as well as tracking every big game reveal, announcement ...

Minecraft looks simple on the surface — but every abandoned structure, hostile mob, and strange dimension points to a massive hidden backstory. Scattered clues reveal a lost civilization of ancient ...

Bird Game 3 is all over TikTok, but if you're sitting here wondering why you've never heard of the first or second game, there's a reason for that. Bird Game 3 isn't real, but you wouldn't know that ...

Consciousness is fundamental; only thereafter do time, space and matter arise. This is the starting point for a new theoretical model of the nature of reality, presented by Maria Strømme, Professor of ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price. Unhappy with their meager profits, they meet one night in a ...

This is a graduate-level course on Algorithmic Game Theory and Mechanism Design. We will cover some of the theoretical foundations of game theory and mechanism design, and cover a number of the most ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...