Maria Ressa spoke with Steven Levy at WIRED25 about the numerous trumped-up charges facing her and her publication, Rappler, and the terrible power Facebook can have when used by bad actors.

Amy Blankson, the founder and CEO of Fearless Positivity, debunks some myths we've all heard about "happiness." Is it true that you either "have" happiness or you don't? Is social media making us less happy? Does success lead to happiness?

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.

Christopher Krebs, former Director of Cybersecurity at the Department of Homeland Security, discusses the real threats to voting, from disinformation to intimidation to foreign interference.

Is 2021 the year of open banking and will this change our consumer habits? In this panel from WIRED Smarter 2020, two of the most exciting business leaders in the payments sector: Shachar Bialick, the founder and CEO of Curve and Hiroki Takeuchi, the co-founder and CEO of GoCardless share how the pandemic has affected their businesses’ outlooks and what they see driving the future of payments. 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

Even before COVID-19, loneliness was becoming the defining condition of the 21st century. At WIRED Smarter, Noreena Hertz, Economist and Author of The Lonely Century, joined us to share challenges of working from home and how we can redesign the workplace so that it has community at its heart. "In the UK 1 in 5 adults said they were lonely most or all of the time, and that's before the pandemic." 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

Leading Queen’s Counsel, wife of the former British Prime Minister, and committed campaigner for women’s rights, Cherie Blair set up The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women in 2008. The Foundation was created to help women build small and growing businesses in low and middle income countries so that they can contribute to their economies and have a stronger voice in their societies. In this session from WIRED Smarter 2020, Cherie share's more about the newly-redeveloped mentoring platform, ahead of a relaunch of its Mentoring Women in Business programme. 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."

Want the image quality of a DSLR without the bulk? Mirrorless cameras do more with less. But choosing the best one for you can be confusing. Reviewer Scott Gilbertson spent the last year testing dozens of cameras, in all kinds of shooting scenarios, to come up with the best mirrorless camera options for all different types of photographers.

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.

Robotic exoskeletons have captivated us for years. They are major tropes in sci-fi movies and video games, and in real-life engineers have been working on them since the 1900s. San Francisco's Roam Robotics has entered into this space, and Brent Rose tries his hand at stress testing their latest military leg brace.

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

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.

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.

Tardigrades are microscopic animals so adaptable they can survive in some of the most extreme environments in the universe. Because of their durability, scientists are experimenting with them, trying to figure out just HOW much they can endure and what we can learn from it.

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.

Produced by WIRED Brand Lab with Intel | How do we make communication accessible for every kind of person? Lama Nachman, Director of Intel’s Human & AI Research Lab, has dedicated decades to bridging the technological gap between those with and without disabilities. She worked alongside Stephen Hawking to create the Assistive Context-Aware Toolkit (ACAT) which enabled him to communicate and do his work more effectively even with limited mobility due to ALS. Also making a difference at Intel is Adam Munder, co-founder of OmniBridge, a software platform that allows deaf individuals to communicate with the hearing population in real-time. Providing 24/7 access to fast, affordable ASL translation, OmniBridge is ideal for a wide range of settings and when interpreters are unavailable. In supporting Adam and Lama’s work, Intel is dedicated to furthering technologies that amplify human potential and create more equity in the world.

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.

Did you play with fingerboards when you were younger? Welcome to the next-level of fingerboarding. Mike Schneider is a professional fingerboarder, the owner of FlatFace Fingerboards, and is really, really good at fingerboarding. Mike has been manufacturing his own fingerboards and scaled-down skateparks since he was 9 years-old. In Dracut, Massachusetts, you can find the FlatFace Fingerboards building. Here, Mike spends 40+ hours a week practicing, building, and socializing with other fingerboarders in what can only be described as "Fingerboard Heaven."

Jake Laser engineers DIY superhero gadgets from his garage. Jake has a massive following on YouTube, bringing to life things we only thought could be fiction. Captain America's shield, Spider-Man's wall-climbing, and Iron Man's lasers are just a few examples of some of his biggest projects. Check out Jake's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JLaservideo

For most of us, jumping rope may seem like a simple childhood pastime, but for this woman, it's a way of life. Tori Boggs is a professional jump roper, and as you may expect, she's really good at jumping rope. Tori explains what her jump rope life is like, and breaks down how she's helping take the sport to the next level.

Remember that game of Dungeons & Dragons you started when you were 11? What if it never stopped? Robert Wardhaugh has been the Dungeon Master for a D&D game that's been going on for over 40 years. In his game, once you start playing...you keep playing.

Leigh Webber doesn't just find treasure as a hobby, he does it for a living. Armed with an incredibly powerful magnet, Leigh discovers incredible hidden treasurers all around the globe. From the water's great depths, Leigh has pulled up everything from gold coins to an entire BMW motorcycle. Check out Leigh's channel 'Bondi Treasure Hunter' here: https://www.youtube.com/c/BondiTreasureHunter

Elizabeth Montoya and Chrissy Fernandez from Guinness World Records take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the Internet's most searched questions about the Guinness World Records. How does Guinness World Records make money? How is the tallest person in the world? Who has the longest fingernails? Elizabeth and Chrissy answer all these questions and much more!

This woman uses tiny brushes to create ultra realistic portraits on acrylic nails. Her name is Vivian Xue Rahey, and she's a nail art scientist and the CEO of Pamper Nail Gallery. Her unbelievable creations have become viral, leading to some wild collaborations with major brands. Director: Corey Eisenstein Director of Photography: Florian Pilsl Editor: Parker Dixon Talent: Vivian Xue Rahey Producer: Wendi Jonassen Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Melissa Cho Production Manager: Eric Martinez Production Coordinator: Julie Suronen Camera Operator: Shreyans Zaveri Audio: Hugh Scott Production Assistant: Nathan Sandoval Post Production Supervisor: Nicholas Ascanio Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Assistant Editor: Andy Morell Archive Credits: Vivian Xu Rahey Special Thanks: Pamper Nail Gallery

Professional slackliner Faith Dickey attempts things that plenty of us wouldn't dare try. How about traversing a slackline barely 2 inches in width across a canyon, hundreds of feet in the air? A car accident at age 18 changed Faith's life, teaching her to live every moment to its fullest. This is the story of how Faith Dickey became one of the best slackliners in the world.

Dartmouth college professor Chandrasekhar Ramanathan has been tasked to explain the concept of quantum sensing to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college student, a grad student, and an expert.

Former FBI agent and body language expert Joe Navarro sits down with WIRED to talk about the non-verbal language of appearance. The ornate nature of how we attend to our bodies has grand significance throughout humankind. The way we present ourselves, across cultures, continues to be of massive importance. But, just how important is appearance to things like success, money and power? Check out Joe's book "Be Exceptional" https://www.amazon.com/Be-Exceptional-Master-Traits-Extraordinary-ebook/dp/B08K93BLQP/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= https://www.jnforensics.com/ Books By Joe Navarro: https://www.jnforensics.com/books Joe Navarro Body Language Academy: https://jnbodylanguageacademy.com

If you haven't heard of it, GeoGuessr is basically competitive Google Maps. Participants try to guess where they are on the planet with just a single, random Google Street View photo. Pro GeoGuessr player, Trevor Rainbolt, is one of the best in the world, and can guess locations in approximately .1 seconds. Trevor explains how he does what he does, and how you can learn as well. Check out more from RAINBOLT here: https://www.tiktok.com/@georainbolt https://www.instagram.com/georainbolt/ https://www.youtube.com/c/RAINBOLTGEO https://twitter.com/georainbolt https://www.twitch.tv/rainbolt https://discord.com/invite/NvSRDZZa2g Director: Katherine Wzorek Editor: Parker Dixon Talent: Trevor Rainbolt 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: Billy Ward Junior Editor: Paul Tael

Holly Gregory, partner at the international law firm Sidley Austin, knows her corporate law. So, we sat down with Holly and had her look at each and every business deal featured on the hit HBO show Succession. Holly analyzes the deals and applies real-world logic to the TV program's biggest transactions.

You think you like mushrooms? William Padilla-Brown might just have a step up on you. As the founder of MycoSymbiotics, William has cultivated hundreds of thousands of mushrooms from dozens of species; he's barcoded them, and turned them into various extracts and tinctures. William sits down with WIRED to break down his mushroom obsession.

Jordu Schell is a master of monster masks. He designs creatures for movies, television and video games, and has worked on countless projects that you've most certainly heard of. Jordu takes us around his studio as he explains his entire, legendary, mask making process. Director: Charlie Jordan Director of Photography: Ricardo Pomares Editor: Parker Dixon Talent: Jordu Schell Producer: Wendi Jonassen Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Melissa Cho Production Managers: Peter Brunette, Andressa Pelachi Production Coordinator: Carol Wachockier Audio: Mike Faner Cam Op/Gaffer: Shay Eberle-Gunst Production Assistant: Phillip Arliss Post Production Supervisor(s): Nicholas Ascanio, Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Junior Editor: Brittany Taylor Lewis Assistant Editor: Diego Rentsch

Imagine making a sculpture so tiny, your eyelash is the paintbrush. Dr. Willard Wigan MBE, does just that. He makes the world's smallest handmade sculptures and the results truly incredible. A tiny replica of the Mona Lisa, smaller than the top of a matchstick? Check. A realistic replica of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury standing on the head of a pin? Yes. What else? The rest has to be seen to be believed.Additional Photography by Paul WardDirector: Charlie JordanDirector of Photography: Jonathan YoungEditor: Parker DixonTalent: Willard Wigan, MBEProducers: Anna O'Donohue, Wendi JonassenLine Producer: Joseph BuscemiAssociate Producer: Melissa ChoProduction Manager: Eric MartinezProduction Coordinator: Fernando DavilaSound Recordist: Matt JonesCam Op/Gaffer: Christopher ChaddertonProduction Assistants: Mihail Caracas, Daniel StasiwPost Production Supervisor: Alexa DeutschPost Production Coordinator: Ian BryantSupervising Editor: Doug LarsenAssistant Editor: Andy MorellSpecial Thanks: John Bowden, Shoot Factory

Robotics professor Henny Admoni answers the internet's burning questions about robots! How do you program a personality? Can robots pick up a single M&M? Why do we keep making humanoid robots? What is Elon Musk's goal for the Tesla Optimus robot? Will robots take over my job writing video descriptions...I mean, um, all our jobs? Henny answers all these questions and much more. Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey Director of Photography: Jeff Smee Editor: Ron Douglas Expert: Henny Admoni Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Brandon White Production Manager: Eric Martinez Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila Camera Operator: Alex Grant Audio: Robert Buncher Production Assistant: Maria Bosetti Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Assistant Editor: Andy Morell Special Thanks: Human And Robot Partners Lab at Carnegie Mellon University

The internet is the most technically complex system humanity has ever built. Jim Kurose, Professor at UMass Amherst, has been challenged to explain the internet to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college student, a grad student, and an expert.

"Only a bot would play that!" Sacrificing a Queen in chess is a move you're much more likely to see a bot make as opposed to a human, as humans want to protect the game's most valuable piece. In the wake of the recent chess cheating scandal, Levy Rozman from GothamChess explains how you actually cheat at chess. Using artificial intelligence, see how people use everything from bathroom cell phones to ear pieces to try to skirt the rules and gain an edge.

Levy Rozman answers the internet's burning questions about the game of chess. What's the best opening? How do you become a grandmaster? Was the Queen's Gambit an accurate show? What's the worst move you can make in chess? Is it harder to play with black pieces than white? Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey Director of Photography: Charlie Jordan Editor: Chris Davies Expert: Levy Rozman Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Brandon White Production Manager: Eric Martinez Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila Camera Operator: Corey Eisenstein Audio: Brett Van Deusen Production Assistant: Patrick Sargent Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Assistant Editor: Andy Morell

"Everything we think is real is, in some way, an illusion." Former NASA illustrator Kurt Wenner makes incredible, brain-busting chalk illusions. His works start with diligent planning, beginning with pencil and paper. Kurt even prototypes by using an iPhone's camera to mimic human sight. He then maps these prototypes onto large street canvases where his ephemeral art can be enjoyed by the public. Director: Charlie Jordan Director of Photography: Malcolm Cook Editor: Joshua Pullar Talent: Kurt Wenner Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Melissa Cho Production Manager: Eric Martinez Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila Audio: Will Miller Cam Op/Gaffer: Dominik Czaczyk Production Assistant: Devin Beckwith Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Assistant Editor: Diego Rentsch Special Thanks: Additional festival footage by Alessio Cuomo and Sander de Nooij. Filmed at the Sarasota Chalk Festival, courtesy of Denise Kowal. Special audio thanks to Dylan Bergeson.

Did you play with slinkys when you were younger? Josh Jacobs has taken a childhood toy and turned it into a visually stunning art form. Slinky manipulation is a fairly new practice, starting around 2010. Josh got into "slinking" eight years ago when watching an incredible Chinese performer do things he never thought possible with a slinky. Now, Josh is one of the best slinky manipulators in the world. Check out Josh's channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@SlinkyJosh Director: Charlie Jordan Director of Photography: Colin Witherill Editor: Richard Trammell Talent: Joshua "Slinky Josh" Jacobs Producer: Wendi Jonassen Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Melissa Cho Production Manager: Eric Martinez Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila Audio: Ted Thacker Cam Op/Gaffer: Alex Witkowicz Production Assistant: Daniel Ellis Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Assistant Editor: Ben Harowitz

Puppeteer Barnaby Dixon takes inanimate objects and turns them into uncannily real characters. Barnaby's creations have brought joy to millions over the last decade. His unique take on puppetry is truly astounding, as he's mastered the ability to make his depictions of animals move like the real things. Check out Barnaby's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@barnabydixon Director: Charlie Jordan Director of Photography: Tim Attenburrow Editor: Shandor Garrison Talent: Barnaby Dixon Producers: Anna O'Donohue, Wendi Jonassen Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producers: Melissa Cho, Brandon White Production Manager: Eric Martinez Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila Audio: Tim Stephens Cam Op/Gaffer: Alice Berkeley Production Assistant: Lesley Dean Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds Junior Editor: Paul Tael

Harvard professor and "How to Build a Life" columnist Arthur C. Brooks answers the internet's burning questions about "happiness." Does anyone else feel depression after completing a goal? Can social media cause depression? Do we get happier as we age? What is the true meaning of happiness? Arthur answers all these questions and much more. For more on Arthur Brooks, you can find a copy of his New York Times Best Selling book, From Strength to Strength at your favorite book retailers nationwide and on Amazon.com. Follow Arthur on social media for daily happiness content Instagram - @arthurcbrooks Twitter - @arthurbrooks LinkedIn - @arthur-c-brooks TikTok - @arthurcbrooks YouTube - @arthurcbrooksofficial Receive email updates from Arthur Brooks Sign up at http://arthurbrooks.com Director: Justin Wolfson Director of Photography: Jim Petit Editor: Louville Moore Expert: Arthur C. Brooks Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Brandon White Production Manager: Eric Martinez Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila Talent Booker: Mica Medoff Camera Operator: Dan Jacobs Audio: Tim Haggerty Production Assistant: Conner Pennington Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Assistant Editor: Andy Morell

Ever wondered how they make the sound effects we hear in video games? Meet Joanna Fang, foley artist for PlayStation Studios and master at creating sounds for movies and video games like God of War: Ragnarok. We step inside Sony's foley studio to see Joanna at work, turning plungers into running horses and manicotti into broken bones. Director: Charlie Jordan Director of Photography: Will Pupa Editor: Matt Colby Expert: Joanna Fang Creative Producer: Wendi Jonassen Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Brandon White Production Manager: Eric Martinez Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila Casting Producer: Nick Sawyer Camera Operator: Darren Kawasaki Audio: Warren Wolfe Production Assistant: Jon Brun Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Assistant Editor: Andy Morell Special Thanks: John Bowen

Every one of Rick Stanley's clocks is an inventive journey. He makes clocks using everything from bottles to bicycles; each one of them completely unique and accurate. "Even when I'm on vacation I think of different clocks to make," says Rick, talking about how he always has clocks on the brain. Rick gets inspiration from nearly everything, fueling his whimsical timekeeping inventions. Director: Charlie Jordan Director of Photography: Chad Jenkins Editor: Richard Trammell Expert: Rick Stanley Senior Producer: Efrat Kashai Creative Producer: Wendi Jonassen Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Brandon White Production Manager: Eric Martinez Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila Camera Operator: Pete Kuhn Audio: Michael Competielle Production Assistant: Bill Storms Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Assistant Editor: Andy Morell Special thanks to: Elizabeth Gorbey Willow Springs Photography http://willowspringsphotography.com

Kurt Steiner is record holding champion stone skipper—and a master of the physics that underpin the sport. A labor of love that's evolved into a world-class passion, see where Kurt harvests his preferred rocks, the qualities he seeks in them, and each factor he considers in order to throw like a pro.

Produced by Wired Brand Lab with IBM | In this unpredictable business landscape, being able to strategize for multiple scenarios by weighing the potential impact of decisions gives the power to make the right call. See how IBM Planning Analytics on Amazon Web Services makes it possible to tackle tough business challenges.

Nuclear fusion underpins some of the most basic processes in our universe and holds the promise of virtually limitless, clean, carbon-free energy. Dr. Anne White, Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been challenged to explain the nature of nuclear fusion to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college student, a grad student, and an expert.

Inventing a skateboard trick is difficult enough but Matt Tomasello takes things a step further, creating custom boards that are part of the tricks themselves. Get to know the professional skateboarder (and amateur engineer) who’s reinventing the sport with his own wholly unique approach. Special thanks: Fancy Lad Skateboards

Dr. Jeffrey Laitman joins WIRED to break down every ‘useless’, vestigial organ and structure in our evolved human bodies. From the “wisdom” teeth and our simian tailbones down to muscles made less important by our double-arched feet, Dr. Laitman highlights where it came from—and how it ended up still inside of us.

Meet Florian Kohler, better known in the pool community as “Venom.” One of the best trick shot artists in the world, Florian has developed over 10,000 new shots and techniques to unleash on unsuspecting billiard balls. Watch as he demonstrates a level of skill and precision that borders on the supernatural as he makes the balls spin, swerve and ricochet on demand.

Produced by WIRED Brand Lab in partnership with Wilderness | The Okavango Delta in Botswana shelters endangered species amidst threats to its delicate ecosystem. Join WIRED Brand Lab's Marcus Jones on a journey to explore Wilderness Mombo —a pioneering safari lodge using technology for sustainability and wildlife preservation across its 45,000-hectare home, harmonizing with the wilderness for an eco-conscious future.