entertainment Food Myths: Does Turkey Make You Sleepy? By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0000 You finish that thanksgiving feast and immediately all you want to do is sleep. Many people blame the turkey for their sudden comatose state, but that may not be 100% true. Full Article
entertainment What Do You Get When a Pig and a Monkey Have a Baby? A Coati By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0000 The coati is kind of a raccoon but also maybe a monkey with the nose of a pig. In other words, a critter that can’t seem to figure out what it wants to be. Full Article
entertainment Bumped Off Your Flight? Know Your Travel Rights By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Nov 2016 10:30:00 +0000 It's bound to happen to you— your flight is cancelled, delayed or the airline bumps you. That's why it's important to know your rights when your travel plans go astray. Full Article
entertainment Thermal Imaging Tech Helps Protect Endangered Wildlife By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0000 World Wildlife Fund is using thermal imaging technology and artificial intelligence to see and capture wildlife poachers as they stalk endangered animals in the dark. Full Article
entertainment Whether It's Farmed or Wild, Here's How to Cook Your Salmon Right By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0000 If you overcooked your pan-seared salmon, you may be tempted to blame it on the type of salmon you bought, but none of that matters if you understand the chemistry of how this colorful fish cooks. Full Article
entertainment Meet the Arapaima, the Swimming Tank of the Amazon By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0000 What's 10 feet long, 440 pounds, and armored like a tank? The arapaima, perhaps the most peculiar fish in the Amazon. Full Article
entertainment Behold the RC Off-Roader of Our Childhood Dreams By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Meet the RR10 Bomber from Axial. The $400 RC car is a 1/10th-scale recreation of a real 4x4 and it was built for crawling across the gnarliest trails. Full Article
entertainment Why Banning Kratom May Make the Opioid Epidemic Even Worse By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Nov 2016 12:00:00 +0000 In August the DEA announced plans to ban Kratom, a herbal substance used to treat pain, anxiety and in some cases opioid addiction. A group of tenacious users got the agency to back down and extend public comment until December 1st. Now a tough decision lies before the DEA. Full Article
entertainment This Radical Redesign Could Keep Gas Engines Pumping By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Dec 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Achates Power is reviving the century-old opposed piston layout to make gas-powered cars more efficient. Full Article
entertainment Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond & James May Race Toy Cars By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Dec 2016 20:00:00 +0000 Former "Top Gear" and current "The Grand Tour" hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May put their driving skills to the ultimate test...by racing toy cars. Full Article
entertainment The Scientific Secret to Making Crispy Chicken Skin By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Dec 2016 11:00:00 +0000 You love crispy chicken skin but you always dry the breast out, right? Here's the solution using a little science. Full Article
entertainment Scientists Create a Light-Guided Robotic Stingray Using Rat Parts By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Dec 2016 11:00:00 +0000 A team of scientists at Harvard created an artificial stingray out of rat parts, which can be remote-controlled around a tank using light beams as part of the team's ongoing research on how to make artificial organs. Full Article
entertainment Jumping Spiders Jump Around, Jump Up, Jump Up, and Get Down By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Dec 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Meet the little spider that goes about life a little differently, in the sense that it actively stalks the hell out of its prey. Full Article
entertainment How Oculus Designed Its Touch VR Controllers By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Dec 2016 20:00:00 +0000 Oculus Touch controllers are here – finally putting our hands in the same virtual space as our heads. Touch was years and scores of prototypes in the making. Watch to see how the form and function came together. Full Article
entertainment Science of Teams: How NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Used Teamwork to Reach Saturn By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Dec 2016 11:00:00 +0000 NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory uses teamwork every day to accomplish incredible scientific feats. Full Article
entertainment WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Jennifer Aniston & Jason Bateman Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Dec 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Office Christmas Party stars Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman hang with WIRED to answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves. Full Article
entertainment How Billions of Dollars of Goods Get to You By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Dec 2016 20:00:00 +0000 The Port of Los Angeles is one of the busiest ports in the country, and only gets busier during the holidays. With more global shipping now that ever, new technologies are emerging that can mend choke points in the process. Full Article
entertainment How to Take a Great Holiday Family Photo By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Dec 2016 00:17:20 +0000 Family photos can be stressful. Let WIRED come to the rescue. Full Article
entertainment Design FX - The Amazing Visual Effects of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Dec 2016 11:00:00 +0000 The Harry Potter prequel, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, finds Eddie Redmayne performing a mating ritual in front of a massive computer-generated beast. Using a combination of puppets and CGI, a slew of effects houses were able to craft convincing monsters to populate J.K. Rowling's imaginative world. Full Article
entertainment WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Kate McKinnon & Vanessa Bayer Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Dec 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Office Christmas Party stars Kate McKinnon and Vanessa Bayer hang with WIRED to answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves. Full Article
entertainment Rhett & Link Show Us the Last Thing on Their Phones By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:00:00 +0000 Internetainers Rhett & Link gather up their courage and show us the last things they did with their phones. "Rhett and Link's Buddy System" Good Mythical Morning @rhettandlink Full Article
entertainment Remembering Space Pioneer John Glenn: 1921-2016 By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Dec 2016 23:11:17 +0000 In 1962 astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth. The feat paved the way to US dominance in the space race and the mission to the moon. Glenn, ever a champion of human exploration, died December 8, 2016. Full Article
entertainment 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
entertainment [Branded Content] Working Together for a Common Goal; The Science of Teams: Atlassian By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Dec 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Produced for Atlassian by the WIRED Brand Lab. The process of team work is all around us. From construction, to music, to food, the greatest achievements are born out of teams. On its surface, collaboration is a seemingly simple process, but there is much more underneath. WIRED teams up with the experts and uses science to showcase the mechanics behind working as a team. Full Article
entertainment The Incredible Gecko That Looks Exactly Like a Tree By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Meet the leaf-tailed gecko, which deploys some of the most astounding camouflage in the animal kingdom. Full Article
entertainment Science of Teams: How Prologue Brings Its Visual Effects to Virtual Reality By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Visual Effects house Prologue has worked on some of the biggest movie franchises around. The different teams at Prologue deftly work together to bring some of their most familiar assets over to the virtual space. Full Article
entertainment Mr. Coffee vs Keurig: How Do They Compare? By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Which coffee maker is king? We teardown the Mr. Coffee 12-Cup automatic and Keurig K55; two coffee machines built decades apart. Full Article
entertainment 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
entertainment 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
entertainment WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - The Cast of "Rogue One" Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 15:57:00 +0000 "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" stars Felicity Jones, Donnie Yen, Diego Luna, Riz Ahmed, Ben Mendelsohn and Alan Tudyk answer the internet's most searched questions about themselves. Full Article
entertainment Meet the Blind Man Who Convinced Google Its Self-Driving Car Is Finally Ready By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 17:30:00 +0000 Google is getting serious about self-driving cars. So serious that it put a legally blind man in one that drove him around safely on his own. The successful trip means that the tech giant can now launch its own self-driving car company, which it's calling Waymo. Full Article
entertainment How to Fight the Bad Logic of the Internet | Argument Clinic By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Dec 2016 19:49:13 +0000 There's a lot of bad logic out there. WIRED's Jason Tanz explains how to spot and fight the dumbest arguments online. Full Article
entertainment 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
entertainment Smosh Shows Us the Last Thing on Their Phones By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Dec 2016 20:00:00 +0000 Internet super-celebrities Smosh gather up their courage and show us the last things on their phones. Full Article
entertainment The Enduring Mystery of What the Hell's in LaCroix By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Dec 2016 14:00:00 +0000 LaCroix is the fizzy water of the moment. It's just H2O, CO2, and natural flavor. But what's "natural flavor" and is it safe to consume by the daily 12-pack? Asking for a friend. Full Article
entertainment WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Jennifer Lawrence & Chris Pratt Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Dec 2016 15:27:00 +0000 "Passengers" stars Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves. Full Article
entertainment WIRED's Gift Guide for the Outdoorsy Type in Your Life By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Dec 2016 12:00:00 +0000 A few of WIRED's favorite gifts to make any outdoor outing more fun. Full Article
entertainment WIRED's Gift Guide for the Great Indoors By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:00:00 +0000 A few of WIRED's favorite gear and gadgets for homebodies. Full Article
entertainment How Alan Tudyk Became Rogue One's K-2SO By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 11:00:00 +0000 "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" star Alan Tudyk plays K-2SO, an Imperial droid who was reprogrammed and finds himself with the rebellion. Alan explains what it was like controlling K-2SO, and how they went about making the best movie they could. Full Article
entertainment How the Morpho Butterfly Can Be Blue But Also Not Really Blue By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 12:00:00 +0000 The morpho butterfly appears blue but it isn't actually. It looks blue not because of pigment but because of some very fancy scales on its wings. Full Article
entertainment See Everything That Happens When a Package is Shipped By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Ever wonder what happens to a package when it gets shipped? We stuck a GoPro in a clear acrylic box, had it filming the entire time, and got a chance to see what the package went through on its way to your doorstep. Full Article
entertainment Hyundai's Exo-Skeleton Makes Everyone an Iron Man By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Dec 2016 12:00:00 +0000 Hyundai, the car manufacturer, is getting into other forms of mobility and work with its two new exo-skeletons. Full Article
entertainment Look Inside a Pig’s Face While It Eats By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Jan 2017 12:00:00 +0000 Thanks to XROMM technology scientists can see moving bones inside animals in real time. It's perfect for seeing inside a repaired knee or for figuring out how dinosaurs may have moved. Full Article
entertainment 2016: The Year in Autonomous Driving By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Dec 2016 12:00:00 +0000 2016 was the year that self-driving vehicles really took off. WIRED looks back at how much transportation is being changed by autonomous cars, trucks, and drones. Full Article
entertainment WIRED's Top Science Stories of 2016 By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Dec 2016 12:00:00 +0000 From gene editing and gravitational waves and the zika virus these were the top science stories of 2016. Full Article
entertainment WIRED's Favorite Absurd Creatures of 2016 By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Dec 2016 12:00:00 +0000 Revisit WIRED's favorite Absurd Creatures of 2016 – the magnificent sex, food and fighting obsessed rhino beetle, the fish-bashing kingfisher bird and the aptly named peanut-head bugs. Full Article
entertainment WIRED's Top Gadget Stories of 2016 By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Dec 2016 12:00:00 +0000 2016 was the year a lot changed in gear. We lost headphone jacks on iPhones, got Snap's Spectacles and artificial intelligence is now powering a lot of our gadgets. Full Article
entertainment WIRED's Top Culture Stories of 2016 By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Dec 2016 12:00:00 +0000 2016 was the year of retro-mania fueled Pokemon Go and Stranger Things and the beginning of a more diverse television future. Here are WIRED's top stories from the world of movies, music and TV. Full Article
entertainment WIRED's Top Transportation Stories of 2016 By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Dec 2016 12:00:00 +0000 2016 was a wild year in transportation ¬– from self-driving cars to smarter cities – WIRED looks back at some of the biggest stories about getting around. Full Article
entertainment WIRED's Top Design Stories of 2016 By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Dec 2016 12:00:00 +0000 Designers tackled some of the most pressing issues of our time in 2016. From equality to climate change, here are WIRED's most inspirational design stories of the year. Full Article