An average American has played an estimated 10,000 hours of video games by the age of 21. Imagine if these human players could subconsciously solve large-scale computational problems without sacrificing their enjoyment of the game. Christopher Harris, a Ph.D. candidate in the University of Iowa’s...

Behind a nondescript door in the University of Iowa’s Main Library is a portal to another dimension. Actually, it’s a driving simulator. Professor Haowei Hsieh built it with a weighted accelerator and brake pedals, a Porsche steering wheel, and three large-screen monitors displaying the details...

Kevin Chamberlain’s exhibit, “Insects: A Collection in Multiple Dimensions” was personally rewarding for the artist, thanks to University of Iowa entomologists from a century ago and a group of today’s talented preschool students. Chamberlain, a third-year MFA candidate in ceramics at the...