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“Face the Future: A Game About the Future of Empathy” is an online game that allows players to experience what social change would look like in the world. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY LAUREN PETERSON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Global online game aims to create more empathetic future

Rachel Rex November 17, 2016

In a world divided by politics, race and income, Jane McGonigal, game designer and self-described futurist, wondered what the future might look like if people were a bit more empathetic. To answer...

A participant at the “Reality, Virtually” hackathon held at MIT experiences virtual reality through a pair of goggles. PHOTO COURTESY SARAH PILLAI

MIT “Reality, Virtually” hackathon explores new possibilities in virtual reality technology

Lauren Frias October 13, 2016

Virtual reality and augmented reality technology not only aid in people’s day-to-day routines, but they also infiltrate human vision, immersing mankind into a new technological reality that seemed...

A new study conducted by neuroscientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that there may be hope for recovering lost memories in individuals in the early stages of the Alzheimer’s disease. ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Lost memories from Alzheimer’s be retrieved, researchers find

Elise Takahama March 21, 2016

There is currently no cure for Alzheimer’s disease. Although medicines and treatments do exist, there is no going back once diagnosed. In fact, the more time that passes, the worse Alzheimer’s...

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