how How to Build a Cardboard Robot Helmet By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Jul 2020 16:00:00 +0000 Warren King is a former engineer turned artist, and he's a wizard when it comes to cardboard. Most of his mesmerizing sculptures are made with just cardboard, glue, and a knife. Warren shows us how to build our very own robot helmet, using the techniques he's perfected throughout his career. Full Article
how Former FBI Agent Explains How to Read Facial Expressions By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Aug 2020 16:00:00 +0000 Former FBI agent and body language expert Joe Navarro is back, this time to breaks down the non-verbal ways we communicate using facial expressions. What does it mean when we scrunch up our noses or show tension in the glabella? Joe also goes deep into chirality, and equates this concept with some of the most quizzical of human expressions. Check out Joe's book "The Dictionary of Body Language" https://www.jnforensics.com/ Full Article
how How AR is Enhancing Human Connectivity During COVID-19 By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:00:00 +0000 To keep family and friends connected during COVID-19, visual effects company, Invisible Thread, developed an augmented reality application that would enhance video communication to keep people more authentically connected during a time of separation. Co-founder Alex Hessler explains how they built the concept and why they use the Verizon Visa® Card to help with product development. Full Article
how Obsessed - How This Guy Makes Incredible Sand Art By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Aug 2020 16:00:00 +0000 Artist Andres Amador takes "playing with sand" to a whole new level. His free-flowing and fractal-inspired works of art exist for only a short amount of time, eventually getting swallowed up by the ocean's tides. But, in that timeframe, Andres is able to create unique pieces that are indelible and impactful. Full Article
how Obsessed - How This Girl Takes Indoor Skydiving to the Next Level By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Sep 2020 16:00:00 +0000 Sydney Kennett is one of the world's best indoor skydivers. The 14-year-old champion moves with the grace of a ballerina inside wind tunnels that propel air in excess of 100 miles per hour. Sydney holds numerous top prizes at competitions around the world, and she's even a Guinness World Record holder. Full Article
how How to Juggle By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 16:00:00 +0000 Professional juggler Jack Kalvan teaches you everything you need to know about the basics of juggling. By the end of this tutorial, you'll have learned how to juggle one, two, three and four balls simultaneously. Full Article
how WIRED25 2020: Audrey Tang on How Taiwan Coded Its Way Out of a Pandemic By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 20:25:00 +0000 Audrey Tang, digital minister, Taiwan, in conversation with Adam Rogers, WIRED. Full Article
how WIRED25 2020 Q&A: How to Stop Hackers From Exploiting Software Vulnerabilities By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Oct 2020 22:40:00 +0000 Maddie Stone, Security Researcher, Google Project Zero in conversation with Lily Hay Newman, WIRED. Full Article
how WIRED25 2020 Q&A: How to Securely Protest in a Pandemic By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Oct 2020 22:45:00 +0000 Matt Mitchell Ford Foundation Tech Fellow and Founder, CryptoHarlem and Avi Schiffmann, Founder, The Coronavirus Tracker in conversation with Tom Simonite, WIRED. Full Article
how How Paper Airplanes Fly By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Oct 2020 16:00:00 +0000 John Collins, origami enthusiast and paper airplane savant, walks us through all the science behind five spectacular paper airplanes. Most people know how to fold a simple plane, but paper airplanes can take as much from science as the newest car designs. Full Article
how How 5G Is Expanding The Internet of Things To Build A Better World By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Nov 2020 13:00:00 +0000 Produced by WIRED Brand Lab, Sponsored by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | 5G is the new generation of wireless technology, a unified connectivity fabric that promises to connect virtually everyone and everything. Wired Brand Lab recently spoke with Qualcomm Technologies, the world’s leading wireless technology innovator, about the future of 5G and the potential it has to reshape our world for the better. Full Article
how How Smart Transportation Is Advancing The Future of Mobility | WIRED Brand Lab By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Nov 2020 13:00:00 +0000 Produced by WIRED Brand Lab, Sponsored by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | As breakthroughs in wireless technology continue to connect every part of our world, a new era in smart transportation is emerging, making roads safer and travel more efficient. Wired Brand Lab spoke with the experts at Qualcomm Technologies, the world’s leading wireless technology innovator, about the future of mobility. Full Article
how How Virtual Reality Can Deliver Real Results in The Classroom By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Dec 2020 13:00:00 +0000 Produced by WIRED Brand Lab with Qatar Foundation | The face of education is changing faster than ever before with so much technology at our fingertips. Some educators are particularly excited about the promise of virtual reality creating transformative learning opportunities. In this WIRED guide, we reached out to experts at Qatar Foundation to get the full scope of what’s possible with VR. Full Article
how Why Humans Can’t Run Cheetah Speeds (70mph) and How We Could By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Jan 2021 17:00:00 +0000 Why is it that cheetahs can run so fast? How can humans get to be that fast? Cheetah biologist Adrienne Crosier and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Chris Raynor explain why cheetahs are so quick and why humans and limited comparatively. Adrienne Crosier is a biologist and manager of the cheetah reproductive and research program at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. SCBI plays a leading role in the Smithsonian’s global efforts to save wildlife species from extinction and train future generations of conservationists. https://nationalzoo.si.edu/conservation You can find Dr. Chris Raynor on his YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJNgMVaiBmD2W701dALL9Iw Cheetah x-rays courtesy of Cheetah.org: https://cheetah.org/ Cheetah anatomy illustrations courtesy of Jun Huang and Jun's Anatomy: https://www.junsanatomy.com/ Human/cheetah concept illustrations by Max Wittert IG: @maxwittert | Twitter: @waxmittert Additional images from Getty and Alamy The Oldschool PC Font sourced from VileR at https://int10h.org/oldschool-pc-fonts/ Full Article
how How Pandemic-Induced Stress Affects Students By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Jan 2021 13:00:00 +0000 Produced by WIRED Brand Lab with Qatar Foundation | This year, the coronavirus pandemic has put educational institutions to the test globally. From fully remote to hybrid learning, parents and teachers have exhausted every possible option to keep students on track, but is stress making it biologically impossible? For this WIRED guide, we met up with experts from Qatar Foundation to learn how stress may hinder a student’s ability to learn if they don’t prioritize practicing resilience and self-care. Full Article
how How technology is shaping society with Ocado's Paul Clarke | WIRED Smarter By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Jan 2021 03:00:16 +0000 Having handed over the leadership of Ocado Technology in April 2018, Paul Clarke now leads the Office of the CTO whose mission includes exploring opportunities to use Ocado's technologies and competencies to disrupt other sectors, research activities and the technology vision and future-proofing of the business. Join Clarke at WIRED Smarter as he discusses the future of grocery shopping. ABOUT WIRED SMARTER Curated by WIRED’s award-winning editorial team, WIRED Smarter gathers the disruptive minds across business, technology, retail, finance and politics to investigate how innovation, technological advances and world events are changing the way we interact with customers. Full Article
how CES HQ 2021: How We'll Travel By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Jan 2021 03:40:00 +0000 The pandemic has turned the business of travel upside down. Leaders from JetBlue, Deem, and Booking.com discuss the industry's future. Full Article
how How Two Leaders are Trailblazing and Innovating Around Company Culture By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:00:00 +0000 Produced by WIRED Brand Lab for City National Bank | As part of a series of one-on-one conversations with business leaders, City National Bank CEO Kelly Coffey and Angela Benton, founder and CEO of consumer data company Streamlytics, discuss the optimism, communication, and empathy critical to success as business leaders. Explore more of the series with City National Bank Member FDIC. *This was shot in accordance with the Covid-19 guidelines set as of the date of filming. Full Article
how Retail reinvented with IKEA: How consumer behaviour has evolved | WIRED Smarter By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 05 Feb 2021 03:00:17 +0000 Barbara Martin-Coppola, Chief Digital Officer at IKEA joined us at WIRED Smarter 2020 to share IKEA's key learnings from 2020 which include: the need to take care of people, how to build a resilient business and how to do business while enabling a healthy planet.. "It is precisely in times of crisis when we can perform and come out stronger" ABOUT WIRED SMARTER Curated by WIRED’s award-winning editorial team, WIRED Smarter gathers the disruptive minds across business, technology, retail, finance and politics to investigate how innovation, technological advances and world events are changing the way we interact with customers. CONNECT WITH WIRED Events: http://wired.uk/events Subscribe for Events Information: http://wired.uk/signup Web: http://bit.ly/VideoWired Twitter: http://bit.ly/TwitterWired Facebook: http://bit.ly/FacebookWired Instagram: http://bit.ly/InstagramWired Magazine: http://bit.ly/MagazineWired Newsletter: http://bit.ly/NewslettersWired Full Article
how How we can build a better internet with Labour's Chi Onwurah | WIRED Live By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Mar 2021 19:15:02 +0000 Labour MP, Chi Onwurah joined us at WIRED Live in 2020 to discuss the future of technology and how we can build a better internet for all. “How is technology meant to be for us all when it is built by so few of us?” Full Article
how How poker helped Maria Konnikova master human behaviour | WIRED Live By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 02:00:07 +0000 Maria Konnikova, Author of ‘The Biggest Bluff’ reveals how poker helped her master human behaviour at WIRED Live 2020. “Being underestimated is as good a superpower as they come because then you can get away with a lot.” Full Article
how How technology can be used in the fight against crime with the NCA's Lynne Owens | WIRED Live By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 02:00:06 +0000 The NCA is leading UK’s fight against serious and organised crime - the Director-General, Lynne Owens, spoke at WIRED Live 2020 about how technology, innovation and the creation of intelligent pictures can create a safer world. “We’re an agency which recognises that serious & organised crime is a global phenomenon enabled by technology, which needs some of the best innovators to conquer it.” Full Article
how Why Netflix keeps cancelling your favourite shows | WIRED Explains By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Last year, sci-fi show Altered Carbon joined Sense8, The OA and Luke Cage in being axed from Netflix after just two seasons. What followed was the now-traditional furious fan campaign to save the series from an early death. But while it’s sad for fans to see a show cut dramatically short, for Netflix, it comes down to the data. In this WIRED Explains, we explore the data metrics Netflix uses to decide whether to renew or axe a TV show. #WIRED #Netflix #TVShows Full Article
how How Face Recognition Can Destroy Anonymity By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Apr 2021 16:00:00 +0000 For most of human history, private citizens could reasonably assume they were more or less anonymous when venturing into public. Given the unchecked rise of face recognition, that's not a safe assumption anymore. Full Article
how Why Humans Can’t Lift as Much as Ants (And How We Could) By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +0000 Ants have been documented to be able to carry up to twenty times their own body weight. If a human could lift twenty times their body weight that would be about 4,000 pounds. Ant biologist Fred Larabee and paleoanthropologist John Hawks talk about how humans lift heavy weights and why we can't lift as much as ants. John and Fred also look into what it would take for humans to be able to lift as much as ants can. Fred Larabee is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and Research Associate at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History John Hawks is an expert in paleoanthropology, genetics, and evolution. You can find out more on his website here: https://johnhawks.net/. He is also professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Full Article
how The Drop In: Creative Collaborations at Work | How Nicole Crowder Brings New Life to Old Pieces By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +0000 Produced by WIRED Brand Lab with Dropbox | Designer and upholsterer Nicole Crowder discusses her creative process and how she seamlessly collaborates with clients using Dropbox. Full Article
how Obsessed - How This Woman Makes Mesmerizing Light Sculptures By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +0000 Interactive Light Artist Jen Lewin creates interactive sound and LED art that can be the scale of an entire landscape. Humans across the planet understand light, so Jen can create pieces that everyone across the world can comprehend and interact with. Full Article
how Smart Solutions: How to Set Up Your Smart Home For The Summer | WIRED Brand Lab By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Aug 2021 12:00:00 +0000 Produced by WIRED Brand Lab with Best Buy | Sure, smart homes are cool and sleek, but aren’t they hard to build? You’d be surprised at how simple it is to get started, and how just a few key products can make a major impact. Transitioning your house into a smart home can make life easier, safer, more fun, and save you time and money. Technology expert Gurpreet Sarin gives us the rundown on products that take summer gatherings to the next level, make daily tasks easier, and add safety and security to our homes. Full Article
how Good Form - Spy Satellite Expert Explains How to Analyze Satellite Imagery By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Jul 2021 16:00:00 +0000 - Made in collaboration with the International Spy Museum - Keith Masback, former Director of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Integration for the US Army, explains how to understand satellite imagery, and provides a few tips and tricks for what people like him are generally looking for. Keith talks about how to tell man-made and natural environments apart from each other and breaks down what typical military routines from other countries looks like. Full Article
how Former FBI Agent Explains How to Negotiate By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Aug 2021 16:37:00 +0000 Former FBI agent and body language expert Joe Navarro breaks down how to approach high-pressure negotiations using examples from his time with the bureau. Joe goes through the arenal of tactics used by himself and the FBI explaining what to leverage and when to achieve the desired outcome. Full Article
how How Caffeine Has Fueled History By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000 90% of the world's adults consume some form of caffeine everyday, making it the most widely used psychoactive drug on Earth. Michael Pollan, author of "This Is Your Mind On Plants," explains why. Michael goes into the history of coffee drinking, breaking down its origins and how it benefits humankind. Full Article
how How Mushroom Time-Lapses Are Filmed By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000 Louie Schwartzberg is a pioneering artist who has filmed some stunning footage of mushrooms growing over the course of 15 years. WIRED goes behind-the-scenes with Louie to find out how these amazing time-lapses were made for Netflix's Fantastic Fungi.Louie Schawrtzberg would like to thank all the additional time-lapse cinematographers who worked on the film, including Stephen Axford, Eric Deren, Wim Van Egmond, Patrick Hickey, Tim Shephard, Taylor Lockwood and Upthink Labs.Experience the movement, the greatest mind in fungi unite this fall for the Fantastic Fungi Global Summit. The summit takes place October 15 – 17, register at http://www.FungiGlobalSummit.comFantastic Fungi is currently streaming on Netflix and is distributed in partnership with Area 23a Full Article
how Obsessed - How This Craftsman Weaves Huge Wooden Sculptures By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000 Charlie Baker is an artist and builder who weaves materials found in nature to make astonishing and beautiful wooden structures. Charlie's creations are made so they look like they could've grown that way, and this ethos permeates the majority of his work. We follow Charlie as he scavenges for wood and looks to start work on another piece. Find out more about Charlie Baker and Baker Structures at: http://www.bakerstructures.com/ and on Instagram at @bakerstructures Full Article
how The Drop In: Creative Collaborations at Work | How King Children is Shaping the Future of Sustainable Eyewear By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Sep 2021 20:45:00 +0000 Produced by WIRED Brand Lab with Dropbox | How do you eliminate waste from the eyewear industry? The team behind King Children discuss their sustainable business model and using Dropbox to collaborate. Full Article
how How 250 Cameras Filmed Neill Blomkamp's Demonic By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Sep 2021 18:00:00 +0000 Director Neill Blomkamp sits down with WIRED to talk about the innovative camera rig his team created for his video game-inspired horror film, Demonic. Full Article
how Obsessed - How This Guy Replicates Diamonds By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Sep 2021 16:00:00 +0000 John Hatleberg creates replicas of famous diamonds. Watch as the conceptual gem artist takes us all the way through his process, from making molds of original famous diamonds to cutting his own versions. Full Article
how How Meme Detectives Stop NFT Fraud By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Sep 2021 16:00:00 +0000 Many classic memes were recently auctioned off for big bucks by their owners as NFTs. But how do you determine meme ownership? Don Caldwell and his team from Know Your Meme from been using their extensive knowledge of meme history to thwart NFT fraud. This is how they do it. Full Article
how How Disney Designed a Robotic Spider-Man By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000 The stunts we love to watch in movies like 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' usually rely on a combination of green screen, stunt performers, and computer-generated models. Stunts like these can be dangerous, especially when performed live...over and over. At the new Avengers Campus at Disneyland Resorts, radical stunts are being performed everyday by a robotic acrobat. Disney Imagineers Tony Dohi and Morgan Pope sit down with WIRED to talk about how they designed this amazing stuntronic robot. Full Article
how How Online Conspiracy Groups Compare to Cults By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000 Dr. Janja Lalich, a sociologist who was formerly a part of a left-wing cult, talks about the cult-like nature of many online conspiracy theory groups. Dr. Lalich explains how people get caught up in groups like this, and what can be done to help those who have fallen further and further down the rabbit hole. Full Article
how Body Language Expert Explains How to Show Confidence By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000 Former FBI agent and body language expert Joe Navarro explains how we can project confidence through our body language. Joe takes a look at various celebrities and politicians and demonstrates the things that they do that can help them appear confident. Full Article
how Obsessed - How This Guy Makes Lifelike Cardboard Sculptures By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000 Cardboard artist James Lake describes his work as "a cardboard sculpture in its purest sense." James takes recycled materials and turns them into significant pieces of art. Full Article
how Autocomplete Interview - Kristen Bell & Kirby Howell-Baptiste Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000 'Queenpins' stars Kristen Bell and Kirby Howell-Baptiste answer the web's most searched questions about themselves. Is Kristen Bell the narrator on Gossip Girl? Does Kirby Howell-Baptiste have a wrist piercing? Why does Kristen wear gloves in the pool? Was Kirby on Comedy Bang Bang? Kristen and Kirby answers all these questions and much more! 'Queenpins' in Theaters September 10, streaming on Paramount+ on September 30 @QueenpinsMovie Full Article
how RE:WIRED 2021: Renée DiResta on How Misinformation Has Changed By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Nov 2021 22:00:00 +0000 Renée DiResta of the Stanford Internet Observatory shares how people can balance the freedom of sharing information while engaging in healthy discourse. Full Article
how Each and Every - How PlayStation 5 Was Built By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000 Mark Cerny, Lead System Architect of the PlayStation 5, breaks down all the went into the creation of Sony's latest video game console. Full Article
how Obsessed - How This Guy Builds Amazing Lego Models By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000 PJ Catalano is a Master Model Builder at Legoland California Resort. He's been working at Legoland for 8 years and has built some truly incredible things. PJ talks about everything that goes into building Lego, from all the math he has to do to the various techniques he's learned that keep his models standing strong. Full Article
how How Animals Are Evolving Because of Climate Change By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000 Squids are shrinking, birds are migrating and lizards are getting blown away by hurricanes. The signs are everywhere; animals are changing because of climate change. We asked biologist Thor Hanson to walk us through three animal adaptation experiments.Read THOR HANSON’s book Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squidhttps://www.basicbooks.com/titles/thor-hanson/hurricane-lizards-and-plastic-squid/9781541672420/ Full Article
how How Stop-Motion Movies Are Animated at Aardman By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Dec 2021 17:00:00 +0000 The new Netflix film, "Robin Robin," pushes the envelope of what's possible with stop-motion animation. The film's directors, Dan Ojari and Mikey Please, sit down with WIRED to go over the some of the techniques that went into the making of "Robin Robin."Robin Robin is available to watch now on Netflix, https://www.netflix.com/robinrobin Full Article
how Astronomer Explains How NASA Detects Asteroids By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Dec 2021 17:00:00 +0000 It's the end of the world in "Don't Look Up," and it's all thanks to a comet heading straight towards Earth. Dr. Amy Mainzer, a science consultant on "Don't Look Up," breaks down a few scenes from the film and explores the science behind near-Earth objects. Full Article
how Obsessed - How This Woman Makes Epic Gingerbread Houses By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Dec 2021 17:00:00 +0000 Emily Garland loves building gingerbread houses. As a gingerbread house builder, she's made stunning replicas of some of the most famous buildings in the world. Emily takes WIRED through her entire process, and shows us how one of her houses goes from a plan to reality. Full Article
how How a Nat Geo Photographer Selects the Best Images from a Shoot By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Dec 2021 17:00:00 +0000 Steve Winter has been a contributing wildlife photographer with National Geographic for over 20 years. As a wildlife photographer, Steve always has tons of photographs to sift through, and eventually whittle down. Watch as Steve lays out how he actually goes about choosing the perfect photograph. Full Article