Much has been said about the mechanical similarities between Civilization 7 and Humankind as well as the controversial reception both 4X games received from their respective communities — but does ...

When booting up Humankind, the upcoming 4X strategy game from the Amplitude team, it’s easy to make comparisons to Civilization VI. A game that starts in antiquity, proceeding through the ages as you ...

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 ...

The exhibition in the back room of A.I.R. Gallery's new space in Dumbo feels like a cross between a temple and an archaeological site. The clearest indicator of the exhibition’s ecological politics is ...

Too many worthy games get lost in the noise. It's understandable. We've all got big backlogs that we're trying to work through, and new releases arrive practically every hour. But it means a lot of ...

The first civilizations emerged when humans stopped living as nomadic hunter-gatherers and began farming. Around 10,000 BC, the agricultural revolution allowed communities to produce surplus food, ...

Is anybody out there? Probably. Most stars have planets; we've discovered more than 6,000 exoplanets thus far, and the most basic statistics point toward the existence of countless potentially ...