ri Absurd Creatures | Hail Hydra, the Incredible Critter That May Be Immortal By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 09 May 2016 10:00:00 +0000 The hydra's got kind of a jellyfish thing going on, with tentacles it uses to snag prey. But this tiny freshwater creature regenerates itself over and over again. Full Article
ri 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
ri 3 Million LEGO Bricks in One Room By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 10 May 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Robbie McCarthy and Bill Gowdy, two of LEGO's Master Builders, show us LEGOLAND's model shop packed with more than 3 million bricks in 70 different colors. Robbie also gives us an exclusive look at LEGO's proprietary 3D modeling software. Full Article
ri Seniors React to Driverless Cars By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 11 May 2016 10:00:00 +0000 WIRED takes ten seniors for a ride in a self-driving shuttle around UCSD's campus. How do they feel about this cutting edge technology? Directed and produced by Jared Neumark Shot by Benji Dell Sound by Kara Johnson Edited by Josh VanBurskirk Special thanks to Serving Seniors and Varden Labs Full Article
ri The Age of the Hyperloop Has Arrived. Well, for the Most Part By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 11 May 2016 21:56:00 +0000 Hyperloop One successfully tested its propulsion system in the Nevada desert. It's an important step, but the journey to making the Hyperloop a reality has just begun. Full Article
ri How They Filmed the Wildest Snowboard Series You’ve Ever Seen By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 13 May 2016 10:00:00 +0000 The crew behind the snowboarding series Higher TV went to some incredible lengths to get footage of Jeremy Jones plunging down snowy cliffs in the Himalayas, Wyoming and Alaska. Full Article
ri Absurd Creatures | The Vicious Fish With a Strike Like You Wouldn't Believe By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 16 May 2016 10:00:00 +0000 The frogfish is a vicious hunter that swallows its victims whole, but it doesn’t really bite its prey. By rapidly expanding its mouth to 10 times its normal volume, the predator creates a vacuum that sucks victims in. Full Article
ri DIY: How To Burn a Silkscreen and Print at Home By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 16 May 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Screen printing is the pinnacle of DIY culture. We're going to show you how to make your own design and screen it onto whatever you'd like. You’ll need to block out a few hours, and you'll need to have a design or logo in mind to print. Full Article
ri We Drive an All-Electric Ferrari, the Car that Shouldn’t Exist By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 24 May 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Ferrari boss Sergio Marchionne is on record as saying an electric Ferrari is an obscene concept, but that didn't stop a group of guys in California from turning the 308 GT into an EV. Full Article
ri The Crazy Plan to Use Swallowable Origami to Fish Batteries Out of Tummies By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 25 May 2016 00:38:12 +0000 Kids swallow a lot of batteries. But now MIT researchers are developing swallowable origami to fish the nasty foreign objects out. Full Article
ri Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World Trailer By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 31 May 2016 17:00:00 +0000 Werner Herzog's (Grizzly Man, Cave of Forgotten Dreams) new film examines the technologically connected world we have built. Full Article
ri Explore a Mysterious Deep Reef That Shouldn’t Exist By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Jun 2016 10:00:00 +0000 A new exhibit shows off the undersea creatures who populate one of the most mysterious, poorly understood parts of the ocean. Full Article
ri Absurd Creatures | That Fish That Attaches to Sharks? It's Actually Pretty Righteous By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Jun 2016 10:00:00 +0000 It’s called a remora, and you’ve probably seen it before. It attaches to fish and marine mammals all the time. But get this: It doesn’t attach with its mouth. It’s got a suction cup it wears as a hat. Full Article
ri Hey Thanks Apple: Siri May Now Actually Be Useful By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Jun 2016 23:28:14 +0000 Siri's been little more than a slightly sassy sidekick for iPhone users, but now Apple has made some big moves to make the voice assistant work for more people. Full Article
ri Magic Leap's Next Move? Bringing C-3PO to Your Living Room By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Jun 2016 14:05:00 +0000 This video of Star Wars characters C-3PO and R2-D2 recorded through Magic Leap's technology isn't just cool—it also shows the nearly unlimited potential of a new partnership between Lucasfilm and the mixed-reality company. Full Article
ri Absurd Creatures | Behold the Super Weird Face-to-Face Sex of the Springtail By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 10:00:00 +0000 For a tiny arthropod called a globular springtail, life is about being generally spherical and generally pissed-looking. Full Article
ri NASA’s New X-Plane Looks Goofy But Packs Some Serious Tech By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 10:00:00 +0000 The X-57 will be essentially like flying a Tesla. It's part of NASA’s goals to reduce fuel use, emissions, and noise with innovative aircraft design. Full Article
ri Now You Can Yell at Siri on Your Mac By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Jun 2016 18:00:00 +0000 Siri is the most important feature coming to your Mac this fall, so of course we put it to the test. Full Article
ri How a Deaf-Run Pizzeria Takes Your Order Over the Phone By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Jun 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Mozzeria is a 100 percent deaf owned and operated pizzeria in a crowded San Francisco restaurant scene. So to stay afloat, it relies on a remarkable technology. Full Article
ri Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza & Adam DeVine Show Us the Last Thing on Their Phones By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Jun 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Aubrey Plaza, Anna Kendrick, and Adam Devine from 'Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates' show us the most recent items on their phones - from texts, to safari pages, to emojis, videos, alarm clocks and more! Full Article
ri Design FX - Roland Emmerich Breaks Down the Visual Effects Used in "Independence Day: Resurgence" By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Jun 2016 20:58:00 +0000 Mike Seymour sits down with "Independence Day: Resurgence" director Roland Emmerich and discusses the astonishing visual effects used in his newest picture, as well as the revolutionary new N-Cam system. Full Article
ri You’ll Be Eating Crickets Soon. You Have No Choice By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Jul 2016 10:05:00 +0000 Want to know how crickets are farmed and turned into powder? Of course you do. You'll be eating the stuff soon enough. Full Article
ri Science of Food | The Truth About Grilling With Charcoal By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 10:05:00 +0000 Few things get grillers more riled up than arguing about gas versus charcoal. Let us and our friends at Chefsteps settle this debate once and for all. Full Article
ri Live Social Media Is Going To Be Huge During The Olympics | Breaking Through By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Jul 2016 14:07:41 +0000 Social Media and Live are going to be huge during the olympics this year. Watch as Sam Olstein leads a marketing team at GE pioneering new experiences at the 2016 Olympics across all forms of social media. Full Article
ri NASA Fact-Checks Star Trek's Starship Enterprise By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Jul 2016 19:17:15 +0000 Warp speed, deflector shields, teletransportation-- what's real and what's not in Star Trek? No one better to tell us than NASA's engineers at the Jet Propulsion Lab. Full Article
ri Want to Save the Whales? Start Studying Krill By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Jul 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Scientists aboard the NOAA research vessel Fulmar study the marine heath of the waters off San Francisco by sampling water and krill–humpback and blue whales' favorite meal. Full Article
ri Yi’s 4K Camera Is a GoPro Ripoff That’s Better Than a GoPro By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Jul 2016 09:45:00 +0000 GoPro's Hero4 Black costs $500, and the Yi 4K costs $250, which one is better? Not the expensive one. Full Article
ri The Fastest Electric Car Ever Isn't a Tesla—It's a Converted Corvette By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Jul 2016 10:00:00 +0000 A 2006 Corvette Z06 has been converted to an all electric drivetrain and it just beat the land speed record for an street legal EV at 205.6 mph. You can buy one, but it's gonna cost you. Full Article
ri Absurd Creatures | We Can’t Tell if the Sea Pig Is Adorable or Terrifying By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Aug 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Meet the bizarre sea pig, a kind of sea cucumber that walks along the sea floor on little squishy feet. Oh, and it shoves dead things into its mouth with tentacles. Full Article
ri Driving the Karma Revero, The Electric Car That's Back From the Dead By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 21:17:21 +0000 We hop behind the wheel of the resurrected Revero—formerly known as the Fisker Karma—to see if the electric car can make its second chance at life a success. Full Article
ri Hello, River Dolphin. What’s Up With Your Giant Head? By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Aug 2016 10:00:00 +0000 The river dolphin is good at two things: having a giant head and being able to turn that head. That last bit is indeed a skill. We promise. Full Article
ri How Tesla's Self-Driving Autopilot Actually Works By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Aug 2016 10:05:00 +0000 Exploring everything from the radars and camera to the Mario Kart easter egg, our roadtrip shows Tesla’s autopilot works well—but it's no self-driving wunderkind. Full Article
ri 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
ri The First Glimpse of a Sunken WWII Aircraft Carrier By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Aug 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Human eyes haven’t seen the USS Independence, which fought ferocious battles in the Pacific Theater, for 65 years. But now, thanks to the wonders of remotely operated vehicles, it’s coming into view off the coast of San Francisco. Full Article
ri Take a Tour of the Most Tricked-Out Science Ship in America By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Aug 2016 00:18:46 +0000 This 238-foot beauty isn’t just oddly comfortable—it comes equipped with some serious tech for some serious oceanography. Full Article
ri 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
ri Now You Can Control BB-8 With a Flick of Your Wrist By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Sep 2016 01:46:54 +0000 We’re willing to bet your wearable doesn’t come with the power of the Force? Sphero’s launching a special edition of the BB-8 toy that'll allow you to control the little droid with hand gestures. Full Article
ri These Aren’t Minions. They’re Robots That Swim Around Solving Mysteries By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Sep 2016 23:44:17 +0000 Scientists just released robots that look like Minions into the Pacific Ocean. The little bots are on a mission to unravel one of the great mysteries of the sea: what the hell are marine larvae up to? Full Article
ri 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
ri Chevy's Electric Car Travels Farther Per Charge Than Tesla's Model S By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:00:00 +0000 General Motors has promised that the Chevrolet Bolt, its affordable, long-range electric car, would deliver at least 200 miles on a charge and cost no more than $30,000. WIRED put it to the test. Full Article
ri Climb Inside Uber's Self-Driving Car—Its Next Big Disruption By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 The ride-sharing giant is in Pittsburgh for its latest big move: the country’s first autonomous taxi service. Select Uber users can now ride in self-driving cars, with humans at the wheel for an emergency. Full Article
ri Virtual Boy vs Oculus Rift Throwdown By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 In this episode, watch as we tear down Nintendo's Virtual Boy and the Oculus Rift. Virtual reality of the 90's versus virtual reality of today! Full Article
ri This Motoring Mimic Can Become Any Car By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Sep 2016 01:13:00 +0000 Need a Camaro? A Duesenberg? Maybe a Batmobile? WIRED transportation writer Jack Stewart checks out the Blackbird, the shape-shifting electric vehicle directors use for motoring movie magic. Full Article
ri "You Think That's Gonna Go Right?" By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 John McAfee’s security detail talks about their experiences with him in this clip from 'Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee'. Full Article
ri Grace Helbig, Hannah Hart & Mamrie Hart Show Us The Last Thing on Their Phones By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Stars of the upcoming film "Dirty 30", Grace Helbig, Hannah Hart, and Mamrie Hart show us the last thing they did on their phones. The Holy Trinity unveils what they last googled, how many alarms they have, and their favorite emojis. Full Article
ri The Numbers Don't Lie: America's Got a Gun Addiction By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 23:41:00 +0000 America’s gun addiction is bad. But to understand just how bad it is, you’ve got to see the numbers. Full Article
ri Google's Self-Driving Cars Have Clocked 2 Million Miles By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Oct 2016 23:05:16 +0000 By this point, self driving cars are a common sight in Silicon Valley and Google’s fleet of nearly 60 autonomous cars hit a milestone: They have now clocked more than two million miles of driving on public streets. Full Article
ri The Frontiers Issue with Guest Editor President Barack Obama - President Barack Obama on How We'll Embrace Self-Driving Cars By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 WIRED guest editor President Barack Obama, WIRED editor in chief Scott Dadich and MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito discuss ethical concerns around artificial intelligence used in self-driving cars. Full Article
ri The Frontiers Issue with Guest Editor President Barack Obama - President Barack Obama on What AI Means for National Security By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 WIRED guest editor President Barack Obama, WIRED editor in chief Scott Dadich and MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito discuss the challenges of cyber security in the age of artificial intelligence. Full Article
ri Exploring the Next Frontiers By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 22:49:33 +0000 Panelists from the White House Frontiers Conference discuss the new frontiers of space, science, medicine, transportation, and cities. And their must haves for frontier expeditions. Full Article