co Angry Nerd - Are You Ready for Grant Morrison's New DC Comic Multiversity? By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 10:30:00 +0000 It spans 52 parallel universes, featuring characters like a nazi Superman and a vampire Batman. And although you'll need an infographic to keep track of everything, Grant Morrison's new, mind-bending mini-series The Multiversity encompasses everything that's right in the alternate reality comic book world. Full Article
co The Window - Goodyear Blimp Part 3: From Zeppelin to Goodyear: Discover the History & Future of Airships By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 10:30:00 +0000 Blimps have come along way from the Zeppelin days; find out what's in store for the future of Goodyear's new airships. Full Article
co Design FX - The Maze Runner Exclusive: Building the Mechanical Grievers & Complex Maze Set By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 17:55:00 +0000 Based on the hit YA novel of the same name, the upcoming flick The Maze Runner takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. To create the vast maze and relentless mechanical creatures called Grievers, FX experts Method Studios used technical and complicated special FX. Mike Seymour breaks down the tech behind the film. Full Article
co WIRED by Design - What Power Plant Software Can Learn From Consumer Apps Like iTunes By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Nov 2014 11:30:00 +0000 Greg Petroff at WIRED by Design, 2014. In partnership with Skywalker Sound, Marin County, CA. To learn more visit: live.wired.com Full Article
co WIRED by Design - Radical Ideas for Reinventing College, From Stanford's D.School By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:30:00 +0000 Sarah Stein Greenberg at WIRED by Design, 2014. In partnership with Skywalker Sound, Marin County, CA. To learn more visit: live.wired.com Full Article
co WIRED by Design - Peek Inside an Alcoholic Archaeologist's Wild New Bar By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 11:30:00 +0000 Jennifer Colliau at WIRED by Design, 2014. In partnership with Skywalker Sound, Marin County, CA. To learn more visit: live.wired.com Full Article
co WIRED's Gadget Challenge - Mind-Controlled Helicopters By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 14:00:00 +0000 What happens when you take hi-tech toys and put them into overdrive? Find out, as Justin and Erik test out a brain-controlled helicopter, littleBits circuit modules, and a wheeling app-controlled robot called Ollie. Full Article
co WIRED by Design - Golden Rules for Successful Collaborations, From Star Hotel Designers By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 11:30:00 +0000 Commune at WIRED by Design, 2014. In partnership with Skywalker Sound, Marin County, CA. To learn more visit: live.wired.com Full Article
co Next Tech - Flying High with DJI’s New Quadcopters By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 11:00:00 +0000 DJI’s latest batch of quadcopters lets users get sky-high while capturing hi-definition photography and video. Take a look under the hood of DJI’s Phantom 2 Vision+ and Inspire 1 to see how the technology and advanced features are allowing for a bird’s eye view that was previously reserved for, well, birds. Full Article
co WIRED by Design - A Game Designer Explains the Counterintuitive Secret to Fun By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 11:30:00 +0000 Ian Bogost at WIRED by Design, 2014. In partnership with Skywalker Sound, Marin County, CA. To learn more visit: live.wired.com Full Article
co WIRED by Design - A Band's Obsessive Ode to the Compact Disc By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 11:30:00 +0000 YACHT at WIRED by Design, 2014. In partnership with Skywalker Sound, Marin County, CA. To learn more visit: live.wired.com Full Article
co What's Inside - Instant Hot Chocolate By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Feb 2015 11:30:00 +0000 All you notice is the sweet chocolatey taste, but what ingredients are you really consuming when you sip on a mug of instant hot chocolate? Full Article
co Battle Damage - Valentine's Day Destroyed at 1000 Frames Per Second By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 14:00:00 +0000 Love is in the air—literally, 15 feet in the air. Erik and Justin get in the Valentine's Day spirit by doing what they do best—smashing stuff, in this case a box of chocolates, a vase of roses, and a bottle of wine. Full Article
co Time Traveling with Black Nerd Comedy and Angry Nerd By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Feb 2015 11:30:00 +0000 It’s 2015 and we’re finally living in the future. At least, according to Marty McFly. This week Angry Nerd hosts Andre from Black Nerdy Comedy to talk about the new flick “Hot Tub Time Machine 2” and the rules of time travel, according to cinema. Full Article
co Out of Office with Brent Rose - What $500 Can Get You on Magic (Silicon Valley’s Newest Texting-Based Delivery Service) By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2015 21:00:00 +0000 We gave tech writer Brent Rose $500 to stress-test Silicon Valley’s overnight sensation, Magic. From meatballs to medicinal cannabis to Mexican wrestling, see what unfolds when he pushes the new text message-based delivery service. Full Article
co Angry Nerd - Marvel vs DC: Who Will Ruin Superhero Movies? Starring Black Nerd Comedy By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 16:00:00 +0000 Comic book movies are on the rise, but will it be Marvel or DC that pushes us over the edge? Andre from Black Nerd Comedy pays Angry Nerd another visit to discuss if it’ll be Spider-Man or Fantastic Four that makes us say no more. Full Article
co Varys and Tyrion On 'The War to Come' By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 18:53:47 +0000 Varys and Tyrion On 'The War to Come' Full Article
co Battle Damage - Video Game Console Wars By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2015 13:00:00 +0000 From Sega Genesis to Playstation 3, Justin and Erik rounded up the most beloved video game consoles of our youth. Everyone has a favorite, but which one is the toughest when it comes to Sega, Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox? Full Article
co Angry Nerd - DreamWorks’ New Film “Home” Combines the Worst in CGI Alien Design By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 10:30:00 +0000 The new DreamWorks film “Home” commits the worst of all CGI sins. In an attempt to make cute, kid-friendly characters, “Home” ended up with shapeless purple blobs and uninteresting features. What happened to strange and kind of creepy aliens like E.T.? Full Article
co The Science of Beautiful Easter Egg Color By www.wired.com Published On :: Sat, 04 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0000 There’s a lot of science at work in Easter egg coloring. The dye needs an acid, usually vinegar, to bond with the egg’s shell. WIRED experiments to find the perfect Ph for egg color that pops. Full Article
co Data Attack - How Tech Companies Avoid Taxes Explained with Magic By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2015 13:00:00 +0000 Publicly traded U.S. tech companies have stashed as much as $530 billion in offshore tax havens. How’d they do it? Find out what magic tricks companies like Google, Apple, and Microsoft have up their sleeves. Full Article
co Split Screen - Silicon Valley's Gender Gap By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 10:30:00 +0000 Peter and Kelli Rubin love TV, movies, and games but don’t always see eye to eye—and the return of Mike Judge's HBO satire is no exception. Full Article
co Comedians Go to Virtual Therapy By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:00:00 +0000 Ellie is the world’s first virtual therapist. Designed to read and analyze body language, vocal patterns, and facial expressions, we introduced her to a few comedians to see if she could handle their sarcasm, jokes, and self-deprecating humor. Full Article
co Amy Schumer’s feminist comedy. Going too far or far enough? By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 11 May 2015 21:20:00 +0000 Wired Senior Editor Peter Rubin and his wife Kelli love TV, movies, and games but don’t always see eye to eye. They both think Amy Schumer’s feminist comedy is bold and important but Peter wants to see her push the envelope even further. Full Article
co 3-D Mapping The World's Coral -- to Save It By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 13 May 2015 10:30:00 +0000 Coral reefs are under threat, but measuring the loss has been difficult. To get a better and faster picture of coral health, researchers developed a new incredibly accurate 3D mapping system. Music - "I Still Really Love You" By Abjo (http://abjo.bandcamp.com/) Full Article
co WIRED Business Conference - The Best Pieces of Fan Art Dedicated to Breakout Wattpad Writer Anna Todd By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 15 May 2015 17:20:00 +0000 At the 2015 Wired Business conference, WIRED editor-at-large Jason Tanz interviews breakout fanfic author Anna Todd, who writes novels entirely on her smartphone then uploads them to Wattpad, a wildly popular digital publishing platform and writers community. Full Article
co WIRED Business Conference - Why drones will be much safer than you think By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 15 May 2015 17:20:00 +0000 At the 2015 Wired Business conference, WIRED Business editor Cade Metz interviews Helen Greiner, the CEO of drone maker CyPhy Works about the future of drones and how they may make the world a safer place. Full Article
co WIRED Business Conference - Instagram Wants to Make It Easier for You to Find What You Want By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 15 May 2015 17:20:00 +0000 Instagram wants to make it easier for users to find what they want. Mike Krieger acknowledged that the discovery opportunities for finding new stuff on Instagram is still somewhat limited, but they're developing their search functionality (and explore tab) with Facebook to help users. Full Article
co Out of Office with Brent Rose - Fun With Powdered Alcohol: You Can Stop Being Scared Now By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 20 May 2015 11:00:00 +0000 People are freaking out about powdered alcohol, but I wasn’t convinced they understood the science behind it. So I tested their concerns. Will it get you crazy drunk? Will people snort it? Watch & see! -Brent Full Article
co NYC’s Best & Worst Ways to Commute By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Jun 2015 13:00:00 +0000 What’s the best way to commute in NYC? We had five Queens residents take various modes of transportation, including Uber, a cab, the ferry, a bike, and the subway to see which one came out on top. Full Article
co Design FX - Mad Max Fury Road: Choreographing Complex Stunts & Car Chases By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Jun 2015 04:00:00 +0000 Shot mostly in Africa with real vehicles and complex stunts, “Mad Max: Fury Road” brings a high intensity to the post-apocalyptic franchise. Mike Seymour breaks down the complicated camerawork and VFX behind the action-adventure flick. Full Article
co The Coldest Place on Earth | Talking Pictures By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 10:30:00 +0000 New Zealand based photographer Amos Chapple traveled to Siberia, to make images of life in Oymakon, Russia, said be the coldest place on earth. There hardy residents endure winters with 21 hours of darkness and temperatures can plunge to –90 Fahrenheit. Full Article
co All Work and All Play With Career Coach Rashida Jones By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 10:30:00 +0000 Rashida Jones works. A lot! She took a break from acting, producing and writing to talk to WIRED about how to stay inspired at the office, good career advice and her fantasy jobs. Full Article
co Andre Iguodala Talks Tech on and off the Court By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Jun 2015 19:30:00 +0000 NBA Finals MVP small forward Andre Iguodala visited WIRED to talk with Mark McClusky, Head of Operations, about the tech, including a card game app, that helped the Golden State Warriors win the 2015 championship. Full Article
co Out of Office with Brent Rose - Mini GoPro! Hero4 Session: Full Review, Tests, Comparison Footage By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Jul 2015 14:23:00 +0000 If you hate GoPro's rectangular shape, your prayers have been answered! Sort of. We took the new Hero4 Session into rivers, lakes, and surf, off cliffs and platforms, through trees and go kart courses. Our full review will tell you everything you need to know. Full Article
co Darth Vader Chokes Comic Con By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Jul 2015 23:04:06 +0000 Few could resist the asphyxiating grip of the Dark Side when Dupree Jones, who cosplays as Darth Vader, tried out the Sith lord's famous Force choke on the rebel scum of San Diego Comic Con 2015. Full Article
co Behind the Mask: Darth Vader at Comic Con By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 19:23:58 +0000 You saw him choke Comic Con goers at this year's SDCC. Get to know cosplayer Dupree Jones as he shows us what it takes to transform into Darth Vader. Full Article
co WIRED – August 2015 Issue Preview – Welcome to the Post Natural World By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Jul 2015 10:30:00 +0000 Welcome to the post-natural world. In the August issue of WIRED, we explore Crispr, a new technique for editing DNA that makes it as easy as cut and paste. Ready or not, evolution is about to get an upgrade. Also this month: Mark and Jay Duplass are Hollywood’s unlikely new moguls, a WIRED writer builds an untraceable AR-15 assault rifle right here in our office, and a nonprofit that helps people from the poorest places in the world learn to be task rabbits of the 21st-century economy. Full Article
co This Wasp Mind-Controls Spiders While Eating Them Alive By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Aug 2015 00:10:00 +0000 Scientists don't know exactly how the larva of the Reclinervellus nielseni wasp mind-controls spiders into building a special web to protect it but they do know that they eat their hosts and steal their webs. Full Article
co Simply Perfect - Vsauce3 on Comic-Con Cosplay, Doctor Who & Artists Alley | Sponsored by Patrón Tequila By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 13:00:00 +0000 Wonder what it’s like to attend Comic-Con? Jake Roper of the YouTube channel Vsauce3 offers an insider’s look at the people who bring the event to life, from the designers who create fan art on Artists Alley to the Doctor Who-obsessed cosplayers. Sponsored by Patrón Tequila Full Article
co Talking Pictures | The Many Contradictions of Gitmo By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 20:00:00 +0000 Photographer Debi Cornwall made numerous trips to Guantánamo Bay Naval Base to make startlingly banal images of detainee and military personnel life. Children's jungle gyms, tiki bars and the overstuffed chair and shackles of the "Compliant Detainee Media Room." Full Article
co Range Rover Transparent Trailer Concept By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Sep 2015 17:00:00 +0000 Range Rover is developing a safety concept connecting a camera on the back of trailers with a driver's rearview mirror eliminating the blindspots of towing. Full Article
co Think Like a Tree - How Coral Reefs and Carbon Dioxide Can Change the Future By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Sep 2015 13:00:00 +0000 Most people think of carbon dioxide as a poison, but in nature it’s a building block. Find out how we can imitate coral reef by using CO2 as a raw material for the creation of concrete. Full Article
co Simply Perfect - How to Make a Jalisco Mule | Sponsored by Patrón Tequila By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Sep 2015 20:44:34 +0000 Consider it a Moscow mule with a twist—mixologist David Alan shows you how to make a Jalisco mule using lime juice, ginger beer, and Patrón Reposado. Sponsored by Patrón Tequila Full Article
co Design FX - Maze Runner: Scorch Trials—Building a Post-Apocalyptic City By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 16:11:45 +0000 The second installment of “The Maze Runner” takes place in a mythical post-apocalyptic city. Find out how Weta Digital took an unusual approach to creating the vast, ruined landscape by building the entire city first, then destroying it. Full Article
co Anki Overdrive is What You Always Wished Your Hot Wheels Could Be By www.wired.com Published On :: Sat, 26 Sep 2015 10:15:00 +0000 Anki Overdrive combines the nostaligic toy race car fun of Hot Wheels with the smartphone control and artificial intelligence of Sphero. It's fun, really fun, but not without a few wrong turns. Full Article
co Flying in the Folding ICON A5 Airplane By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Sep 2015 10:15:00 +0000 For years we've been promised flying cars and for years we've been disappointed. The ICON A5, with its folding wings, may be the closest thing yet, and it's a boat, too! WIRED writer Tim Moynihan goes for a ride in the A5 over New York City. Full Article
co NASA Discovers Evidence for Liquid Water on Mars By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Sep 2015 19:30:00 +0000 For years, scientists have known that Mars has ice. More elusive, though, is figuring out how much of that water is actually in liquid form. Now, NASA scientists have found compelling evidence that liquid water—life-giving, gloriously wet H 20—exists on Mars. Full Article
co Ridley Scott Explains What He’d Change in “The Martian” Based on NASA’s New Discovery By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Oct 2015 13:00:00 +0000 “The Martian” director Ridley Scott explains how NASA’s latest discovery on Mars would have affected the film’s plot and why he has zero interest in traveling to the far-off planet himself. Full Article
co Absurd Creatures | This Salamander Could Teach Humans How to Regrow Limbs By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Oct 2015 23:40:10 +0000 The axolotl is not only weirdly cute for an amphibian but it can also regenerate its own limbs. Scientists are studying how the salamanders regrow legs and how humans might someday do the same. Full Article