How we made a video game based on medieval records
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The year is 1498. The town of…
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West Point Chemists Re-Create Medieval Gunpowder Recipes
Making gunpowder is a bit like cooking, except more explosive. Gunpowder makers in the 14th and 15th centuries used black powder brought to Europe from…
The Green Knight director David Lowery on the risk and reward of his medieval epic
From the moment The Green Knight begins, it quickly becomes clear that director David Lowery’s take on the eponymous 14th-century poem is a very different…
The Goldilocks Supernova: The discovery of a new type of supernova illuminates a medieval mystery
A worldwide team led by UC Santa Barbara scientists at Las Cumbres Observatory has discovered the first convincing evidence for a new type of stellar…
Going Medieval Is a Great Entry Point Into Colony Sims
There’s a euphemism fans use to describe colony-management games: crunchy. Not like a soft bed of fall leaves. Crunchy like a mouthful of rocks. It always…