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03/21/2019

Thwacke co-founder Sebastian Alvarado wrote a book on the Science of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Phase 1-3)! Find out who is a better pilot, Rocket or Starlord? How to use the genetic diversity of orb-weaving spiders to make web shooters and SO MUCH MORE!

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Science meets fantasy in this behind-the-scenes look at the Marvel Cinematic Universe—now you can experience the magic of the movies, and learn how to...

03/13/2015

Thwacke co-founder Sebastian Alvarado shrunk ants. Now he's explaining Ant-Man's powers:

In the pages of Marvel comic books, Ant-Man manipulates fictional subatomic particles in order to shrink and fight crime as one of Earth's mightiest heroes. ...

02/28/2015

RIP Leonard Nimoy

02/22/2015

Working with Stanford faculty and staff to culture community around games

Interactive media and games increasingly pervade and shape our society. In addition to their dominant roles in entertainment, video games play growing roles in education, arts, science and health. Thwacke...

02/22/2015

Educating on the past present and future of Human Augmentation with Borg Fest!

“In 2014, Borgfest founder Richard MacKinnon approached Thwacke! with a vision for a conference to celebrate the evolving possibilities of being human,” says Thwacke! co-founder Sebastian Alvarado.

02/14/2015

Why educational games should strive to challenge, not entertain

Video games have a place in the classroom.

02/03/2015

Missed Sebastian Alvarado's talk on our new game? We've got you covered!

From the Interactive Media & Games Seminar Series; Sebastian Alvarado discusses Cell, a project where fundamental principles and understandings of cellular b...

01/30/2015

On Stanford University campus today? Check out. Sebastian Alvarado's talk on science and game design!

12/18/2014

Amputee Makes History with APL’s Modular Prosthetic Limb http://buff.ly/13DXFkX

A Colorado man made history at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) this summer when he became the first bilateral shoulder-level am...

11/10/2014

Mind melding brain-to-brain experiences http://buff.ly/1AR8eQ3