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Meta-analysis study indicates we publish more positive results

While science as a whole has produced remarkably reliable answers to a lot of questions, it does so despite the fact that any...

How much of a genius-level move was using binary space partitioning in Doom?

Further ReadingThe original , one of that shaped video game history Obviously, the story is impressive because “binary space partitioning” sounds like it...

Ars Technica’s favorite cars and SUVs of 2019

Well folks, we made it to the end of the decade, apparently. Since we've only been covering all things automotive since 2014, we'll...

The global soda tax experiment

They’re cloyingly sweet, nutritionally empty—and, increasingly, subject to taxation. More than 35 countries and seven cities in the US—starting with Berkeley, California, in...

Scientists model dynamic feedback loop that fuels the spread of wildfires

There's rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we're once again running a special...

TV Technica 2019: These were our favorite shows and binges this year

Warning: This story discusses a handful of specific moments from TV in 2019. There are major spoilers for the final season of ....

Forecasting El Niño with entropy—a year in advance

We generally think of weather as something that changes by the day, or the week at the most. But there are also slower...

VW is really optimistic about electric vehicle sales

Further ReadingVolkswagen unveils the ID.3, its new mass-market electric vehicleIf there has been anything good that came out of...

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