j Steve Jobs | WIRED Movie Review By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Oct 2015 17:15:00 +0000 There have been a lot of movies made recently about the Apple founder. This is the one you should see. Full Article
j Director Danny Boyle on Why “Steve Jobs” Is Not a Biopic By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Oct 2015 17:44:25 +0000 “Steve Jobs” is more than just a biopic. Director Danny Boyle explains the unique approach he took by shooting the movie in three different film formats to capture the life and achievements of the Apple co-founder. Full Article
j Inside the Making of the Apatosaurus from ‘Jurassic World’ By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Oct 2015 11:00:00 +0000 In this behind-the-scenes video from the making of ‘Jurassic World,’ director Colin Trevorrow explains why he needed an animatronic dinosaur for one key scene. Full Article
j What It's Like to Pull 4 G's in a Stunt Jet By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 13:00:00 +0000 Hitching a ride with the pilots of the Breitling Jet Team made me feel like chewed gum being slowly, ruthlessly pulled apart. I want to do it again. Full Article
j Absurd Creatures | Comb Jellies Are Ready to Rave By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 06:32:55 +0000 Put the comb jelly in the spotlight and watch it groove. The sea creatures turn into pulsating rainbows of movement under the right lighting, no disco ball needed. Full Article
j Danny Boyle Reveals the Real Impact of Steve Jobs By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 13:00:00 +0000 "Steve Jobs" director Danny Boyle discusses how the Apple co-founder elevated the role of tech CEO to modern day storyteller. Boyle also explains his personal heroes in the technology world, from the founders of Wikipedia to Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Full Article
j The Jellyfish’s Swimming Secret? It’s a Master of Suction By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Nov 2015 16:00:00 +0000 New fluid dynamics research shows that jellyfish and lampreys essentially suction their way through Earth’s oceans. Understanding the creatures' movements could someday lead to more efficient boat designs. Full Article
j Cyborg Nation - This Robotic Hand Can Touch and Feel, Just Like a Human Hand By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:00:00 +0000 Imagine robotic fingers that can feel vibrations, textures, and temperatures. For those with prosthetic hands, it’s no longer a dream, it’s reality. Find out how one company is disrupting the prosthetic hand field by mimicking the sensation a hand feels with synthetic fingernails and fingerprints. Full Article
j Beating Up James Bond is No Easy Task By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Nov 2015 17:00:00 +0000 “We beat the hell out of each other for weeks.” James Bond stars, Dave Bautista and 007 himself, Daniel Craig, explain how they ended up with a fractured nose and an emergency knee surgery by not holding back during the fight sequences in the new “Spectre” film. Full Article
j Star Wars Lego Destruction - A Millennium Falcon Lego Replica Plummets Into Jakku By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 14:00:00 +0000 Watch all 1,329 Lego pieces of a replica Star Wars Millennium Falcon plunge into the desert planet Jakku. Full Article
j Illuminating Extinction: Projecting a Snow Leopard on the Empire State Building By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Dec 2015 12:00:00 +0000 Massive images of the worlds endangered species were projected onto the Empire State Building to call attention to the upcoming release of Discovery's documentary, Racing Extinction. Full Article
j The Clothing of the Future Could Shift Shape With Just a Glance By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Jan 2016 17:00:00 +0000 Designer Behnaz Farahi's 3-D printed vest can say "back off" without ever uttering a word thanks to eye-tracking controlled movement. Full Article
j Ted Cruz Says Donald Trump Is Just a Sore Loser By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Feb 2016 20:46:24 +0000 About what you said last night ... Full Article
j How to be the Fastest Man on the Planet: Jesse Owens & “Race” By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Stephan James, star of the new Jesse Owens biopic “Race,” explains how he prepared to star as the once-fastest man on the planet. Co-star Jason Sudeikis and Owens two daughters also talk about the superstar athlete who broke numerous records and won four gold medals at the controversial 1936 Berlin Olympics. Full Article
j Wow! Haha! Angry! Facebook Finally Has Emoji Reactions By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 20:13:12 +0000 Facebook just expanded the “Like” button with a feature it calls Reactions---six animated emoji the company hopes will let users to respond with more emotional nuance to the posts in their news feeds. Full Article
j The On-the-Job Film-Schooling of Jeff Nichols By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Mar 2016 12:00:00 +0000 For each of his films, Jeff Nichols gives himself a set of directorial challenges that he wants to master. He's learning the skills that he'll need to someday make a gazillion-dollar blockbuster. Full Article
j NASA Wants to Make a Supersonic Jet With No Boom By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Mar 2016 16:00:00 +0000 The Concorde jet could go Mach 2 but it was so loud that it was banned from flying over land. Now NASA engineers think they have a design that could muffle the boom and might usher in the two-and-half hour New York to LA flight. Full Article
j WIRED Lab - Top Gun for Astronauts: The Legendary T-38 Jet By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Two NASA astronauts take us on a tour of the T-38 plane, which can fly faster than the speed of sound and has been used to train astronauts since 1961. Full Article
j WIRED by Design - Writer and Director Jeff Nichols on Finding a Point of View By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 18:00:00 +0000 Jeff Nichols at WIRED by Design, 2014. In partnership with Skywalker Sound, Marin County, CA. To learn more visit: live.wired.com Full Article
j Jeff Nichols: The Evolution of a Film Career By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Mar 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Writer and director Jeff Nichols takes us through his three previous films and his upcoming film Midnight Special. Full Article
j Just How Rip-Proof Is the New Herschel Bag? By www.wired.com Published On :: Sun, 20 Mar 2016 21:00:00 +0000 Herschel makes cool backpacks and now the company has a new line of bags that they say is rip-proof. How rip-proof? We put it through a battery of tests. Full Article
j App Pack | 5 DIY Apps for Mastering Your Weekend Projects By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Doing some home improvement, but you're hoping to avoid a trip to urgent care? These apps will help you with those DIY projects. Full Article
j Forget Apple vs. the FBI: WhatsApp Just Switched on Encryption for a Billion People By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Apr 2016 15:00:00 +0000 WhatsApp just made the scope of the Apple-FBI encryption battle look kinda small. WIRED's senior staff writer, Cade Metz, breaks down exactly why this is a big deal. Full Article
j A New Crop of Marijuana Geneticists Build Better Weed By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 11:00:00 +0000 There are thousands of strains of weed. Cracking their genetic codes may be the key to transforming pot from a budding business to a high-flying industry and a cannabis analytics lab is trying to unlock the true potential of weed. Pictures by Preston Gannaway. Full Article
j First Look at the New Ninjago Legoland | Giant LEGO NINJAGO Brick Battle! By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 10:00:00 +0000 WIRED gets a first look at the brand new Ninjago section of Legoland’s California park. Ninjago at Legoland opens May 5th. Full Article
j Insane 'Swooping' Skydiving Makes Your Tandem Jump Look Lame By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2016 10:00:00 +0000 These skydivers are no ordinary adrenalin junkies. In the National Championships of Canopy Piloting competitors fly swoop in inches above the ground at close to 100 miles per hour. It’s an extremely technical sport that punishes any tiny mistakes. Full Article
j J.J. Abrams and Lin-Manuel Miranda Rap in Jabba the Hutt’s Language By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 04 May 2016 16:38:34 +0000 Film director J.J. Abrams and Lin-Manuel Miranda surprised people waiting for tickets to see Miranda's Broadway hit 'Hamilton' with an acoustic version of the new Star Wars cantina song, 'Jabba Flow.' Full Article
j The SFMOMA’s New App Will Forever Change How You Enjoy Museums By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 05 May 2016 10:00:00 +0000 The renovated SFMOMA is now one of the most considered gallery spaces in the world. But it's not just the museum that got a redesign. The SFMOMA has also reimagined the audio tour experience with it’s new app. Full Article
j This Mer-Bot Can Swim, Grab Stuff, and Looks Like the Jason of the Deep By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 06 May 2016 20:32:04 +0000 Stanford University's new Ocean One is a humanoid undersea robot designed for deep diving and extreme manipulation, thanks to its haptic feedback controls. Full Article
j Talking Pictures | Joel Strong's Satirical Stop-Motion Videos By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 10 May 2016 04:00:00 +0000 Photographer Joel Strong discusses his satirical stop-motion technique used in "Heads of State," which imagines the presidential front-runners as everyday New Yorkers. Full Article
j The Beautiful Relationship Between Physics and Jazz By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 25 May 2016 00:40:57 +0000 Stephon Alexander is a theoretical physicist, but he's also a jazz fanatic whose musical obsession has helped him better understand the world of cosmology, quantum gravity and particle physics. Full Article
j Duncan Jones Made Warcraft For Both Gamers and Movie Buffs By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Jun 2016 13:00:00 +0000 For gamers, World of Warcraft represents a massive universe in which they’ve spent many hours. But for many moviegoers, WoW’s Azeroth is a completely foreign place they know nothing about. So for his new movie, Warcraft, director Duncan Jones—a gamer himself—had to create a world that would bring in new fans and make long-time WoW players feel like they were coming home. In this interview with WIRED, he explains how he worked with Industrial Light & Magic to make that happen. Full Article
j If Robots Take Our Jobs, What Will Be Left for Humans to Do? By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Jun 2016 20:43:04 +0000 Speakers at the WIRED Business Conference grapple with how AI will transform the job market. Full Article
j Social Exercise: How the Cultish November Project Uses Hugs and Social Media to Get Fit By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Jun 2016 17:00:00 +0000 A workout with the social media-powered November Project San Francisco tribe who explain the bounce, dropping verbals, and the dreaded "We Missed You." Full Article
j NASA Explains How the Juno Probe Got to Jupiter By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Jul 2016 13:21:22 +0000 The experts at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory explain the incredibly precise, solar-powered Juno mission to the radiation-strewn planet Jupiter. Full Article
j Flight Mode | The Bunker-Like Vault Where Jet Engines Prove Their Worth By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Jul 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Before takeoff, jet engines must prove they're safe, reliable, and capable. In episode two of WIRED's Flight Mode we step into the massive bunkers where engineers test and maintain these mighty beasts, all to keep you up in the air. Full Article
j How Juno Will Reveal the Secrets of Our Solar System By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Find out how NASA’s Juno Mission will help unlock the mysteries of our planet and our solar system. Full Article
j Absurd Creatures | The Goofy-Looking Bird That Kicks the Bejeezus Out of Snakes By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Jul 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Say hello to the secretary bird. It’s a bird of prey, but it ain’t doing no swooping. Instead, it kicks the everloving crap out of its victims. Full Article
j Werner Herzog on Emoji: ‘Let Them Keep Smiling. I Don’t Care’ By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Jul 2016 10:05:00 +0000 WIRED asked Werner Herzog, whose new film 'Lo and Behold' examines the information age of the Internet, to weigh in on tech manners. Full Article
j Fitbit Jailbreak Tips and Tricks By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Aug 2016 10:00:00 +0000 When you're trying to meet a Fitbit threshold, but you just can't cut the mustard, we've got several cheats that will bring your count up to 10,000 steps with minimal effort. Full Article
j Breaking the World Record for Largest Aerial Projection Screen By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 16:55:57 +0000 To promote the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards, a pair of helicopters cruised over the Hudson. One towed a 250-foot-wide banner, and a second flew behind it at an angle, beaming video onto the banner from a few hundred feet away. Full Article
j Your First Look at Jupiter’s Gorgeous North Pole By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Sep 2016 20:40:00 +0000 The Juno spacecraft has snapped the first photo ever of Jupiter’s north pole, revealing some intriguing surprises. Full Article
j Everything Apple Just Debuted, From the iPhone 7 to a New Watch By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Sep 2016 22:27:07 +0000 From a new version of the Apple Watch to the jet black iPhone 7, here's everything the tech giant announced at its latest event. Full Article
j The iPhone 7: More Camera, More Colors, Less Headphone Jack By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Sep 2016 23:52:45 +0000 The iPhone 7 is here. It has a great new camera, a bunch of new color options, but let's not talk about the headphone jack. Full Article
j Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Shailene Woodley Say Privacy Is No Longer A Human Right By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 'Snowden' stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Shailene Woodley discuss the making of their new movie, and talk about how technology has essentially taken away our right to privacy. Full Article
j NASA Finds More Evidence of Water Plumes on Jupiter's Moon Europa By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 22:35:46 +0000 It's not aliens. So everyone calm the heck down. Using the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA caught sight of water plumes bursting out from Europa’s icy surface. If any Europeans are lurking beneath the moon's surface, they just got a whole lot easier to reach. Full Article
j How Boeing Builds a 737 in Just Nine Days By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Boeing's Renton plant builds 737 narrow-body jets at the rate of 42 per month, and climbing. Here's how. Full Article
j Meet the Kinkajou, the Tree-Loving Mammal With an Identity Problem By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Sep 2016 22:48:28 +0000 It may look like a monkey, with its prehensile tail and predilection for chewing with its mouth open—but don't be fooled. Full Article
j Google Just Got Real By Changing Its Gadget Game By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Oct 2016 22:33:46 +0000 The tech giant released a slew of new hardware, including two new smartphones, a VR-headset and a home assistant. Here's everything from the Google event. Full Article
j WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Blindspot's Jaimie Alexander Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Oct 2016 13:52:00 +0000 Jaimie Alexander hangs with WIRED to answer the Internet's most searched questions about herself. Full Article