wit The Frontiers Issue with Guest Editor President Barack Obama - President Barack Obama on the True Meaning of Star Trek By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 POTUS is a Trekkie! WIRED guest editor President Barack Obama, WIRED editor in chief Scott Dadich and MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito discuss the original Star Trek series and what it reveals about our common humanity. Full Article
wit 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
wit The Frontiers Issue with Guest Editor President Barack Obama - President Barack Obama on the Future of AI By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 President and WIRED guest editor Barack Obama discusses the future of artificial intelligence with WIRED editor in chief Scott Dadich and MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito. Full Article
wit Playing ‘Who Said It?’ with Issa Rae By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Issa Rae loves female comedies. So we decided to quiz her on some of the funniest lines from Girlfriends, Living Single, and Sex and the City. Full Article
wit Out of Office with Brent Rose - GoPro Karma vs DJI Mavic Pro Full Review By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 31 Oct 2016 22:53:00 +0000 *UPDATE* We have looked into the focus issues and have altered our choice accordingly. Please read the updated review at WIRED.com for the full explanation: https://www.wired.com/2016/11/gopro-karma-vs-dji-mavic-pro/ GoPro has entered the drone game, delivering a sleek, foldable device that can fit inside a backpack. Brent Rose compares GoPro's offering with the Mavic Pro; DJI's impressive new foldable drone. Full Article
wit WIRED Review: The New Macbook Pro With Touch Bar By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Nov 2016 13:00:00 +0000 The new Macbook Pro is great, but it isn't worth rushing to the Apple store to drop $1,800 if you don't need a new computer this minute. Here's why. Full Article
wit Look, Ma! I'm Flying a Plane With Only My Thoughts By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Without a pilot’s license, or frankly, any experience, WIRED's Jack Stewart flew a plane using just his thoughts. Thanks to new technology developed by Honeywell Aerospace, a King Air C90 can be controlled, in simple terms, by the human brain. Full Article
wit How to Make Deliciously Safe Eggnog With Raw Eggs and Booze By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Dec 2016 00:01:10 +0000 You wish you liked eggnog more than you do, right? Well, with this recipe and a few science tricks, you'll make eggnog that is not only delicious but brilliantly boozy too. Full Article
wit Surviving Family Occasions with Tips From Google's Mindfulness Mentor By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 21:48:45 +0000 Family occasions are stressful especially around the holidays.Google's Chade-Meng Tan shares some mindfulness tricks that'll keep you sane. Full Article
wit Airbus' Futuristic Jet Concept Comes With Flying Spas and Bars By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 12:00:00 +0000 The Transpose concept uses modular architecture to keep life in the sky fresh and comfortable. Full Article
wit Out of Office with Brent Rose - Brent Rose's Ultimate Survival Bag By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Dec 2016 20:00:00 +0000 Bug-out bags/survival kits are a controversial topic. Everybody has a different philosophy about what makes a good one. This is Brent's. While bigger and heavier than a lot of the bags you'll see online, you can keep it in the closet by your front door or the trunk of your car, and you'll be prepared for an emergency that could last many days. Brent's kit doubles as a slick backpacking setup, so you'll get to know your gear extremely well, and you get to have fun with it, too. Full Article
wit Struggling with Dry January? Here Are Awesome Non-Alcoholic Alternatives By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0000 After a boozy holiday season quitting alcohol for January sounds like a good idea, but it's not that easy. We've found some legitimate, non-alcoholic drinks for your beer, wine and spirit cravings. Full Article
wit CES 2017 - Get Up Close With Faraday Future's Bonkers Luxury Limousine By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0000 Faraday Future revealed its luxury electric limousine at CES. The company plans to sell it for as much as a Bentley, but it has more than a few hurdles to overcome to make the transition from stunning concept to real-life road car. Full Article
wit The 100-Foot Sea Critter With a Gnarly Sting By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0000 The siphonophore may look like a jellyfish, but it's something entirely different: a colony of clones that packs a serious punch. Full Article
wit Behind the Scenes of MTV’s ‘Stranded With a Million Dollars’ By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Jan 2017 18:07:01 +0000 How do you sneakily film 10 people trapped on a remote island for 40 days? Very carefully—and with a lot of equipment. Full Article
wit The Adorable Little Fish With a Suction Cup for a Belly By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0000 Meet the lumpsucker, the tiny fish that sucks at swimming but is great at suctioning. Full Article
wit The Evolution of the Selfie With Nina Dobrev By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0000 In xXx: Return of Xander Cage, The Vampire Diaries star Nina Dobrev plays tech geek Becky Clearidge. So, who better to take us through the history of selfies? Using phones like the infamous Nokia brick and the modern iPhone, Nina tries her best to snap her way through camera phone history. Full Article
wit Step Into the VOID, Where VR Merges With the Real World By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 11:00:00 +0000 At the Utah-based "hyperreality" startup, they don't want to make the real world disappear—they want to bring it into your headset for a an all-new kind of adventure. Full Article
wit Tech Support - Gordon Ramsay Answers Cooking Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 11:00:00 +0000 Gordon Ramsay uses the power of Twitter to answer some common cooking questions. Full Article
wit Are You Ready to Switch for Nintendo? By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Mar 2017 12:00:00 +0000 Nintendo's latest game machine is half living-room, half handheld. Get you a console that can do both. Full Article
wit Tech Support - Ken Jeong Answers Medical Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 16:00:00 +0000 Ken Jeong uses the power of Twitter to answer some common medical questions. Full Article
wit In Memoriam: Twitter Egg Edition By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Apr 2017 10:00:00 +0000 With the social-media platform killing off its infamous avatar, we pay our respects to the departed Twitter eggs. Full Article
wit How Hip-Hop Producer Steve Lacy Makes Hits With ... His Phone By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Steve Lacy is a pretty big deal. He's part of the band The Internet, he's a producer for J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar, and he just put out his first solo album which he made on his iPhone. Full Article
wit Tech Support - Bill Nye Answers Science Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 16:00:00 +0000 Bill Nye uses the power of Twitter to answer some common science questions. Check out Bill's new show on Netflix "Bill Nye Saves The World" premiering April 21st! Full Article
wit NASA Is Sending Cassini out with a Funeral Fit for Scientific Royalty By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Twenty years ago, the Cassini spacecraft blasted off from earth on an epic journey to find out more about Saturn. Now that journey comes to a glorious end. Full Article
wit If Robots Want to Work with Us, We Must Fix Four Problems By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 22:45:00 +0000 In the not too distant future, a robot could be working right beside you and that means human and machine need to learn how to interact seamlessly. Researchers at UC Berkeley are working on solving four fascinating problems with human-robot interactions. Full Article
wit How NASA Visualizes Stunning Worlds Without Ever Seeing Them By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Apr 2017 13:00:00 +0000 Every time a new exoplanet is discovered, the announcement is accompanied by an artist’s rendering of that world. So when scientists recently discovered the seven exoplanets of Trappist-1, NASA's visual artists had their work cut out for them. Full Article
wit Meet the Cute Little Robot That'll Soon Float Around with Astronauts By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 02 May 2017 10:00:00 +0000 The Astrobee is a brilliant little robot that'll use puffs of air to autonomously float around the International Space Station. Full Article
wit How to Get Started with Encrypted Messaging By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 09 May 2017 10:00:00 +0000 It’s time to start using an encrypted messaging app. Why? Using end-to-end encryption means that no one can see what you’re sharing back and forth. Full Article
wit What is Ransomware and How Do You Deal With It? By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 12 May 2017 23:17:40 +0000 Ransomware. It's malware but worse. It takes the contents of your device hostage and demands Bitcoin as a, you guessed it, ransom. Here's how to avoid it and what to do if your laptop gets locked. Full Article
wit Tech Support - Blizzard's Jeff Kaplan Answers Overwatch Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 17 May 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Game designer Jeff Kaplan uses the power of Twitter to answer some common "Overwatch" questions. Full Article
wit AlphaGo Wins First Go Game in China with New AI Architecture By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 23 May 2017 21:26:38 +0000 DeepMind's AlphaGo artificial intelligence system beat the world's top Go player in Wuhzen, China with a new architecture that the company says is more efficient in both energy use and computing power. Full Article
wit Out of Office with Brent Rose - Trying Stand-Up Comedy Using Only Siri, Echo, Cortana and Google Assistant By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 25 May 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Brent Rose takes Google Assistant, Amazon Echo, Microsoft Cortana and Apple's Siri out for the ultimate test drive; which AI has the best sense of humor? How will a human audience respond to a stand-up set written entirely by smart gadgets? Full Article
wit Lamborghini Toasted the World's Toughest Track with Air Instead of Horsepower By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Jun 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Supercars are usually super thanks to monstrous power. The engineers at Lamborghini turned to some smart air scooping tricks to send the production Huracan around the Nurburgring track in record time. Full Article
wit Tech Support - Nick Offerman Answers Woodworking Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:00:00 +0000 Nick Offerman uses the power of Twitter to answer some common woodworking questions. Nick's book Good Clean Fun and film The Hero are both out now. Full Article
wit Why You Can Never Argue with Conspiracy Theorists By www.wired.com Published On :: Sat, 17 Jun 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Alex Jones is not the only guy making a career out of conspiracy theories. They are everywhere on the internet and here's why you have no choice but to ignore them. Full Article
wit Cadillac Challenges Tesla with a Super Smart Self-Driving Sedan By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Cadillac's new self-driving car isn't just watching the road, it's watching the driver. The system it calls "super cruise" is designed to crack the so-called "hand-off" problem. Full Article
wit Meet Salto, the Tiny Robot With a Giant Leap By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Jul 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Salto is a tiny robot with an incredible leap and a bright future in rescue operations. Full Article
wit How a Hacker Fired a Locked Smart Gun with $15 of Magnets By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Jul 2017 18:32:00 +0000 The Armatix iP1 pistol and its RFID watch, are sold as one of the most secure firearm systems available. But a hacker, who goes by 'Plore', has found flaws in the Armatix that entirely defeat its security measures. Full Article
wit Leaked Audio of Q&A With Jared Kushner By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Aug 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Trump administration senior adviser Jared Kushner spoke to congressional interns in an off the record meeting, including about his work in the Middle East. Full Article
wit How to Live with Robots By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Aug 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Sophisticated companion robots have arrived. But we need to be very careful about how we interact with them. Full Article
wit This Plane is Trying to Fly to 90,000 Feet Without an Engine By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Aug 2017 10:00:00 +0000 The Perlan II, a specially designed glider meant to climb to higher than any plane has ever flown, is attempting to reach altitudes of 90,000 feet. Full Article
wit Reuniting With Dawn, the Ion-Powered Spacecraft in the Asteroid Belt By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Aug 2017 10:00:00 +0000 How did Dawn orbit two protoplanets? The same way Darth Vadar annihilated the rebel fleet. Sort of. Full Article
wit Out of Office with Brent Rose - The Best Ways to Watch an Eclipse By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Aug 2017 13:42:00 +0000 WIRED's Brent Rose goes over some of the best ways to watch a total eclipse. Full Article
wit Out of Office with Brent Rose - What High-Tech Gear is Best for the Ultimate Camping Trip By www.wired.com Published On :: Sat, 26 Aug 2017 12:00:00 +0000 Want to take your upcoming camping trip to the next level? Brent Rose packs a car full of high-tech gear and attempts to pull off the ultimate camping trip. Correction: The jacket is actually called Eddie Bauer EverTherm Down Jacket. We regret the error. Full Article
wit Tech Support - Bungie's Luke Smith Answers Destiny Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 19:00:00 +0000 Bungie's Luke Smith, design director of Destiny 2, answers Twitter's burning questions about the Destiny franchise. What if the loot cave still existed? How will characters transfer to Destiny 2? Did the wizard really come from the moon? Full Article
wit Up Close and Personal With the New iPhone X By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Sep 2017 21:44:13 +0000 The New iPhone X packs more new stuff into any device since the original iPhone. It's the most complete redesign of the product ever, and even offers a glimpse at what the iPhone might become when the world no longer wants smartphones. Full Article
wit Tech Support - Jackie Chan & Olivia Munn Answer Martial Arts Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Sep 2017 15:06:00 +0000 'The LEGO Ninjago Movie' stars Jackie Chan and Olivia Munn use the power of Twitter to answer some common martial arts questions. Jackie also teaches Olivia how to karate chop some pieces of wood and defend herself from knife attacks. Full Article
wit Tech Support - Neil deGrasse Tyson Answers Science Questions From Twitter By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000 Astrophysicist and 'StarTalk' host Neil deGrasse Tyson uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about our universe. What is a quark? Is there a limit to the expansion of the universe? Tune into 'StarTalk' airing Sundays at 11pm/10c on National Geographic. Full Article
wit Visit an Audio Installation That Surrounds You With Sound By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Oct 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Envelop at the Midway is an experimental sound installation that promotes technology for making spatial audio. It’s also a performance space that fosters listening as a community. Full Article