The Rise of Escape Room Games
This popular new form of entertainment is set to become a fixture in a new Science Channel show called Race to Escape. It's already producing interesting insights into group psychology.
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A Show About Outsiders, for Outsiders
Books and movies can provide our own private oasis, but also a way to find communion with others. And there’s something special in discovering a fictional universe in which outsiders come together.
The Republican Reality Show
The excessive number of presidential candidates is a feature, not a bug.
Can a Female MacGyver Correct Engineering’s Gender Imbalance?
A re-make of the hit MacGyver aims to do for women in engineering what Modern Family did for gay marriage. Can it work?
Tech TV: Silicon Valley vs. ‘Silicon Valley’
Media depictions of tech are rubbing some viewers the wrong way—but the entertainment industry is not the real problem.
Why Comcast Walked Away From Its Proposed Merger With Time Warner Cable
A Comcast Time Warner Cable behemoth could have spelled trouble for consumers and online innovators.
The Highest-Impact Examples of Hubble Space Telescope Images in Pop Culture
Hubble's free-for-the-public images offer a big bang for zero bucks.
With Fewer Electronics, This Is How a City Sleeps
In the age of smartphones and televisions, have Americans lost the ability to properly power down?
Would You Notice John Stamos in Front of the Real ‘Full House’?
It's a classic invisible-gorilla moment—with a twist.
Fast Food Companies Are Breaking Their Own Pledges About How They Advertise to Kids
Newer fast food ads all show healthy foods, but the fruits and veggies are drowned out by everything else.