Culture

How the internet changed news, according to The Onion
Freethink spoke to Onion staffers about parodying news from the print era into the digital age.
Animation may be entering a new renaissance. Here’s why.
Popular animated films have been rendered in an increasingly realistic style recently. Here’s where animation is heading in the future.
From besting Tetris AI to epic speedruns – inside gaming’s most thrilling feats
Gaming embraces design elements that promote social connection, creativity, a sense of autonomy – and, ultimately, the sheer joy of mastery.
Genetic research confirms your dog’s breed influences its personality — but so do you
World’s highest-res pictures of snowflakes combine art and tech
Earth’s magnetic field supports biblical stories of destruction of ancient cities
I used generative AI to create pictures of painting robots, but I’m not the artist — humanity is 
If you want people to like you, try talking more, not less
Human composting is now legal in five states 
Laser scans reveal ancient cities hidden in the Amazon river basin
How to be happy: Aristotle’s 11 guidelines for a good life
How these schools create problem-solving optimists
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