During the Cold War, surveillance in Moscow was the most difficult kind of surveillance that the US had encountered around the globe. Moscow had its own set of rules since it was such a difficult place to work. Former CIA Chief of Disguise Jonna Mendez talks about some of the tactics, gadgets and disguises CIA operatives used in the field during the Cold War. Check out Jonna Mendez’s most recent book The Moscow Rules or find more information about her on her website on https://www.themasterofdisguise.com/ Moscow Rules: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1541762185/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tpbk_p1_i0 Archival images courtesy of the International Spy Museum (SPY) in Washington, DC, a Guinness World Record recognized nonprofit with the largest collection of spy artifacts in the world. At the Museum, you can see firsthand some of these spy gadgets: www.spymuseum.org/ Additional Archival Images Courtesy of: Clint Emerson’s Five Second Mask, also courtesy of International Spy Museum Image of Trigon courtesy of the CIA who does not endorse the contents of this production Crypto Museum: www.cryptomuseum.com Getty Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division

During the Cold War, surveillance in Moscow was the most difficult kind of surveillance that the US had encountered around the globe. There are lots of was to collect intelligence, and cameras were former CIA Chief of Disguise Jonna Mendez's favorite. Jonna talks about all the different photography methods US spies used during the Cold War, from carrier pigeons holding tiny cameras to a variety of different spy cameras that could be hidden in pens, ties and pocketbooks. Check out Jonna Mendez’s most recent book The Moscow Rules or find more information about her on her website on https://www.themasterofdisguise.com/ Moscow Rules: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1541762185/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tpbk_p1_i0 Archival images courtesy of the International Spy Museum (SPY) in Washington, DC, a Guinness World Record recognized nonprofit with the largest collection of spy artifacts in the world. At the Museum, you can see firsthand some of these spy gadgets: http://www.spymuseum.org/ Additional Archival Images Courtesy of: Images of Tolkachev are courtesy of a family friend, from The Billion Dollar Spy. You can find out more about the book here: https://www.davidehoffman.com/ Image of Matchbox Camera courtesy of the CIA, who does not endorse the contents of this production Interspectral: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoG3unoSTVcR64o8vGb1SEQ Getty Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division

Named as one of Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top 100 Powerful Women in Business, Shelly Bell is a computer scientist, system disruptor and business strategist who moves ideas to profit while empowering people to live to build and foster better relationships. At WIRED Smarter, Bell spoke about the future of equity and technology, as well as her foundation, Black Girl Ventures. 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.

Dale Vince, eco-warrior and founder of Ecotricity, the world’s first green energy company is on a mission to change the face of energy provision on a global scale and is a United Nations Climate Champion, he shared how at WIRED Smarter 2020. "With technology, we can stop using fossil fuels" 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

Ugandan Climate Activist, Vanessa Nakate joins us at WIRED Live 2020 to discuss the threat of climate change on Africa, its impact on communities across the continent and how we can tackle the pace of climate change via grassroots climate movements. "While Africa endures an ever-growing list of climate change disasters, you wouldn't know it from watching the news."

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?”

On this episode of WIRED's Each and Every, Gavin Goulden, an art director at Insomniac Games, breaks down every Spider-Man suit featured in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Marvel's Spider-Man for PS4 and PS5. Watch as Gavin explains the origins of Miles' Bodega Cat Suit, Peter's Spider Armor Mark IV Suit and much, much more.

Do you know what the most frustrating thing about a compass is? It ONLY points North. But what if a compass could point to something....more appetizing? WIRED has challenged maker Joe Grand to figure out how to make a compass that points to pizza, in just three weeks. Pizza Compass Project Page: http://www.grandideastudio.com/portfolio/pizza-compass

Do you know what the most frustrating part about owning a bar is? When customers leave, but forget their credit card at the bar! What if we could stop that from ever happening? Mark Kleeb, bar owner and creative technologist based in Brooklyn, has been challenged to solve this dilemma in one week.

Produced by WIRED Brand Lab with Dropbox | Illustrator and designer Sophia Chang talks about her mission to empower women within sneaker culture and using Dropbox to collaborate.

In 'Dune,' inhabitants of the desert planet wear full-body stillsuits for their survival. These stillsuits capture moisture and recycle it into drinking water. Jacqueline West and Bob Morgan, costume designers on 'Dune,' explain how they approached designing the suits for the film.

The on-screen English translations of 'Squid Game' didn't always match up to the characters' dialogue. Korean English professor and director of the Korean Language Program at Columbia University, Joowon Suh, is here to explain the phrases English speakers might have missed out on while watching the hit Netflix show.

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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.

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Produced by WIRED Brand Lab with AWS | Data security is top priority when building a product in its early stages, but not all software developers have expertise in it. The team at Evervault sought a solution and used AWS' Nitro Enclaves to create it. The result of this collaboration is Evervault Encryption Engine - or E3 - which provides highly constrained compute environments where sensitive data can be securely decrypted and processed. Since AWS and Nitro Enclaves are globally available on demand, Evervault easily provides affordable and secure encryption tools to developers everywhere, allowing for all software developers to ensure data security. 

The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District is turning towards a novel tool to combat harmful insecticide-resistant mosquitoes like the Aedes aegypti. What are they doing exactly? They're releasing millions of genetically modified male mosquitoes engineered to reduce the population of Aedes aegypti. How exactly does this work? We'll break it down.

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If an automated car was only designed to transport goods, what would that look like? In theory, it wouldn't need windows, or steering wheels, or seats. Nuro is doing just that, they've engineered a vehicle that's sole purpose is delivering things. How did they do it? Nuro's Andrew Clare and Daniel Hundt break it all down. Producer/Director: Maya Dangerfield Director of Photography: Florian Pilsl Editor: Josh Pullar External Talent: Andrew Clare and Daniel Hundt Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Samantha Vélez Production Manager: Eric Martinez Camera Operator: Shreyans Zaveri Audio: Simon Gordon Post Production Supervisor: Doug Larsen Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Assistant Editor: Billy Ward

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Peter Mui, founder of Fixit Clinic, discusses the right-to-repair movement and encourages us to fix and tinker with the products we buy instead of tossing them in landfills. He also speaks on the Fixit Clinic, where anyone can bring their broken electronics and get them repaired, with the goal of reducing waste and encouraging people to hang on to their tools and gadgets for as long as possible.

Kayla Abe, co-owner of Shuggie’s in San Francisco, talks about how she built a business by innovating food waste and turning “ugly food” into delicious and sustainable cuisine. She shares her lessons for other entrepreneurs on how to save money and help fight climate change in their own industries.

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60% of Americans polled think billionaires like Elon Musk are good for the economy, but the economic data reveals something very different. "These people become a black hole for the economy," says economist Gary Stevenson. WIRED spoke with Gary as well as Princeton economist Atif Mian to debunk some commonly held beliefs about this nation's ultra rich. Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey Director of Photography: Cole Evelev Editor: Chris Davies Experts: Atif Mian and Gary Stevenson Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Samantha Vélez Production Manager: Eric Martinez Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds

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Jonna Mendez, former CIA Chief of Disguise, answers the internet's burning questions about spying. How many CIA assets are in Ukraine right now? Do spies get acting lessons? How do spies get recruited? Do spies get to choose their own code names? Jonna answers all these questions and much more! For more info about the world of espionage, check out the International Spy Museum: https://www.spymuseum.org Producer/Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey Director of Photography: Eric Bugash Editor: Louville Moore Expert: Jonna Mendez Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producers: Paul Gulyas, Samantha Vélez Production Manager: Eric Martinez Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila Camera Operator: Mike Audick Audio: Elijah Sutton Production Assistant: Will Hoffinger Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Assistant Editor: Andy Morell Additional Editor: Paul Tael

"It just had this appeal to me because you can create the things you don't have." Meet Ekow Nimako, a Ghanaian-Canadian artist who uses black LEGO bricks to build jaw-dropping sculptures. While some of his masterpieces take nearly one-thousand hours to create, he has the ability to prototype a new design in just one day. We tour his home studios where he began creating his breathtaking art and explore some of his custom builds inspired by Black mythology.Director: Charlie JordanDirector of Photography: Dave SandersEditor: Jordan CaligExpert: Ekow NimakoCreative Producer: Wendi JonassenLine Producer: Joseph BuscemiAssociate Producer: Brandon WhiteProduction Manager: D. Eric MartinezProduction Coordinator: Fernando DavilaCamera Operator: Jerome W. TanSound Mixer: Dave PlankProduction Assistant: Andrew VancePost Production Supervisor: Alexa DeutschPost Production Coordinator: Ian BryantSupervising Editor: Doug LarsenAssistant Editor: Justin Symonds

Meet executives of Stephen Curry’s 30 Ink—the off-court presence of the Golden State Warriors NBA champion—as they delve into his game-changing impact beyond basketball, fostering purpose-driven ventures encompassing media, technology, and social justice. Join WIRED’s Hemal Jhaveri as we learn how Curry’s initiatives are revitalizing San Francisco, and explore the evolving role of athletes as entrepreneurial trailblazers in 2023.

Meet executives of Stephen Curry’s 30 Ink—the off-court presence of the Golden State Warriors NBA champion—as they delve into his game-changing impact beyond basketball, fostering purpose-driven ventures encompassing media, technology, and social justice. Join WIRED’s Hemal Jhaveri as we learn how Curry’s initiatives are revitalizing San Francisco, and explore the evolving role of athletes as entrepreneurial trailblazers in 2023.

Kagen Sound is an artisan of remarkable skill, engineering and constructing incredibly intricate puzzle boxes made entirely of wood. WIRED brings you inside his workshop as he breaks down the design process behind his wonderful creations, and the woodworking skill he leverages to make everything snap together perfectly.

Michael Keaton visits WIRED to answers his most searched questions from Google. Was Michael Keaton the best Batman? Is he in the new Beetlejuice sequel “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice?” Was Michael Keaton a stand-up comedian? Where did Michael Keaton grow up? What does he remember about working with Quentin Tarantino? What was it like for Michael Keaton to make the film ‘Birdman’ with Alejandro González Iñárritu? Answers to each of these questions and more lie ahead on the WIRED Autocomplete Interview. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice releases September 6

Linguist Gareth Roberts joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the etymologies of English words. How did the first languages first form? Was there once a single common language that all the others evolved from? When were swear words invented? Have words like "dude" and "bro" become gender neutral? Who came up with the word poop? Is "unalived" a real word now? Answers to all of these questions and plenty more await on Etymology Support. Director: Anna O'Donohue Director of Photography: Caleb Weiss Editor: Richard Trammell Expert: Gareth Roberts Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Brandon White Production Manager: Peter Brunette Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark Casting Producer: Nicholas Sawyer Camera Operator: Christopher Eustache Sound Mixer: Sean Paulsen Production Assistant: Sonia Butt Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Additional Editor: Paul Tael; Jason Malizia Assistant Editor: Andy Morell

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