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Scientists discovered why card games are so addictive

Card games are typical incomplete information games with short, repeatable rounds and among the most entertaining, even addictive, games.

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New board game is inspiring students to consider STEM careers

New board game developed to give secondary school students a chance to explore a broad range of STEM scientific careers and subjects.

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Meet QuitBet -- the motivational game that helps people quit smoking

Quitbet is an innovative way to help people quit smoking – by letting them bet on themselves and win real money.

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Minecraft can be used to teach almost any subject, according to researchers

Educators at high school, college and university levels can use these principles to teach a whole variety of subjects within the game.

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Players needed to solve puzzles and help advance cancer research

Scientists in Barcelona have launched GENIGMA, a videogame that enlists players to solve puzzles while generating real-world cancer data.

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How a committed minority can change society

They developed an online game in which 12 players act as board members of a company that plans to launch one of two potential products.

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Artificial intelligence is smart, but does it play well with others?

Researchers sought to find out how well humans could play the cooperative card game Hanabi with an advanced AI model trained to excel.

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Robot breaks world record by arranging 100,000 dominos into mural in 24 hrs

Engineer and YouTuber Mark Rober has created a robot that can make domino murals at lightning speed, and has shown it off with a video

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AI Powered App Scans A Pile of LEGOs and Shows What You Can Build

There are two types of people when it comes to LEGO storage. Those who keep meticulous sets or those who haphazardly bin their legos.