ee Three Things to Know About Apple Music By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Jun 2015 00:12:31 +0000 WIRED senior writer David Pierce explains how Apple, the most powerful company in music, is shaking up listening again with its new Music platform which combines streaming audio, worldwide human-curated radio and a social network of artists and fans. Full Article
ee 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
ee "Geeks Who Drink" Teaser By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 13:00:00 +0000 Time to turn up and represent your inner nerd. Watch #GeeksWhoDrink on @Syfy this Thursday, starting at 11/10c. Full Article
ee "Geeks Who Drink" Teaser 2 By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 13:00:00 +0000 Sharpen your minds with @Syfy's latest nerdy trivia gameshow #GeeksWhoDrink. Tune in this Thursday at 11/10c. Full Article
ee Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway—With Me in It By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Jul 2015 10:30:00 +0000 Two hackers have developed a tool that can hijack a Jeep over the internet. WIRED senior writer Andy Greenberg takes the SUV for a spin on the highway while the hackers attack it from miles away. Full Article
ee Alpha Geek | Capt. Katie Higgins of The Blue Angels By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Aug 2015 04:00:00 +0000 Marine captain Katie Higgins is the first female pilot to fly in the Blue Angels stunning air shows. She pilots “Fat Albert” a C-130 cargo transporter that is a crowd favorite for its low passes, dives and backwards taxi. Full Article
ee Think Like a Tree - Using Live Oak Trees as a Blueprint for Surviving Hurricanes By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Aug 2015 17:00:00 +0000 With sturdy, spiral trunks and deep roots that intertwine with neighboring trees, a live oak is a force to be reckoned with. Find out how architects and engineers are starting to think like a tree when designing safe and resilient structures. Full Article
ee Absurd Creatures | This Leech is a Pain in the Butt for Hippos By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 10:15:00 +0000 Hippos are tough animals with tough hides. So tough that there's a species of leech that has evolved to live and feed in the only part of the hippo where the sun don't shine. Ladies and gentlemen, the life and times of the hippo butt leech. Full Article
ee The Ludicrously Fast Tesla Model S P90D | Zero to 60 at Supercar Speeds By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 10:15:00 +0000 The Tesla P90D is the fastest Tesla on the market. WIRED associate editor Alex Davies gets behind the wheel to test out "ludicrous mode" which uses both of the car's electric motors for acceleration speeds normally only experienced in supercars from the likes of Ferrari and Lamborghini. Full Article
ee Think Like a Tree - Using Shark Skin to Fight Against Bacteria By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 31 Aug 2015 13:00:00 +0000 Scientists are looking to an unlikely source for new ways to fight bacteria. Could the skin of a Galapagos shark hold the key to warding off hospital-born bacteria and superbugs? Full Article
ee 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
ee Absurd Creatures | Meet the Weta, an Insect as Big as a Gerbil By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 10:15:00 +0000 The tree weta, which looks like a cricket, is not cricket sized, it is the heaviest confirmed insect on earth. Males throw that weight around fighting for females, mostly by trying to dismember each other with their giant pincers. Full Article
ee Think Like a Tree - Can Namib Desert Beetles Help Us Solve Our Drought Problems? By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:00:00 +0000 Namib desert beetles live in an area with little ground water, so how is it that they have no trouble finding H2O? Find out how the resourceful insects use their wing scales to absorb water droplets from fog, and how we can use them as a model for combating water shortages. Full Article
ee Eli Roth Explains “The Green Inferno”—His New Cannibalistic Horror Film By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Sep 2015 13:00:00 +0000 Following Cabin Fever and Hostel, The Green Inferno is the latest film in Eli Roth’s travel trilogy. The director explains what inspired his new cannibalistic horror movie, and how he achieved a realistic look and feel while shooting on set in the Amazon. Full Article
ee 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
ee Google Wants to Take the Wheel With Its Self-Driving Car By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Oct 2015 17:00:00 +0000 Google's self-driving car may look and sound like a giant Roomba but they may also be part of the future of automobile transportation. Full Article
ee Yuneec Typhoon Q500 4K Aerial Footage By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 10:00:00 +0000 To test the image quality and picture stability of the Q500's 4K camera, we flew the drone around in Athens, Georgia. Full Article
ee Meet the Superhero of Cosplay By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 15:34:00 +0000 Costume and prop-maker Shawn Thorsson shows us how he creates impressive life-size replicas of movie and comic-book characters. Full Article
ee Cyborg Nation - This Robotic Hand Can Touch and Feel, Just Like a Human Hand By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:00:00 +0000 Imagine robotic fingers that can feel vibrations, textures, and temperatures. For those with prosthetic hands, it’s no longer a dream, it’s reality. Find out how one company is disrupting the prosthetic hand field by mimicking the sensation a hand feels with synthetic fingernails and fingerprints. Full Article
ee Cyborg Nation - This Technology Wants to Make Wheelchairs Obsolete By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:00:00 +0000 Ekso Bionics has a simple premise: create robotics that help people. And the company is doing just that with its wearable exoskeleton. Using a combination of weight-activated sensors and battery-powered motors, the bionic suit is helping wheelchair-bound users learn how to walk again. Full Article
ee Think Like a Tree - What Termites Can Teach Architects About Skyscraper Design By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 17:00:00 +0000 Sure, they’re pesky critters but termites can teach architects a thing or two when it comes building design. When creating giant mounds the insects build channels within them to help with ventilation. See how architects are attempting to replicate that process to create better heating and air conditioning systems in giant skyscrapers. Full Article
ee Think Like a Tree - What Can a Humpback Whale Teach a Wind Turbine? By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 14:00:00 +0000 One’s in the water and one’s in the air, but they share one thing in common: both are trying to reduce drag along their surfaces. Find out why scientists are studying humpback whales as they look to create more efficient wind turbines. Full Article
ee Think Like a Tree - How Sea Organisms Are Changing the Way We Make Glue By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 14:00:00 +0000 Your new kitchen cabinets might contain a glue in them that was inspired by mussels. Explore the chemistry that mussels use when attaching to boats and find out how that science is being imitated to develop strong adhesives that don’t rely on toxic formaldehyde. Full Article
ee Think Like a Tree - How Moth Eyes Inspired the Camera Lens By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Nov 2015 14:00:00 +0000 Find out how camera lenses take after moths by mimicking the way they absorb and hold in light. Full Article
ee I Went to the Drone World Expo and Saw the Future. It Sounds Like Bees By www.wired.com Published On :: Sat, 28 Nov 2015 12:00:00 +0000 This is the first annual Drone World Expo, 75 exhibitors and over 2,000 drone pros in the San Jose Convention Center in the heart of Silicon Valley. Full Article
ee Think Like a Tree - Did You Know the Eiffel Tower Was Inspired by Your Femur? By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 14:00:00 +0000 Find out how human bones inspired the Eiffel Tower through the design principle of structural hierarchy. Full Article
ee Think Like a Tree - How a Dog Inspired Velcro and a Bat Inspired Radar By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Dec 2015 05:00:00 +0000 How can we move toward a more sustainable world? By looking to nature where many of our problems have already been solved. Find out how inventors and scientists developed things like velcro and radar by looking at—and imitating—dogs and bats. Full Article
ee How to Build a Death Star According to a NASA Engineer By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 11:00:00 +0000 NASA’s Brian Muirhead explains how to build a Death Star and tells us what it would really be like to fly past a flurry of asteroids. Full Article
ee Meet the Star Wars Fans Who Lined Up Two Weeks Before the Premiere By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 11:00:00 +0000 We caught up with fans who lined up for tickets nearly two weeks before the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. From keeping your job to keeping your marriage, the cosplay-dressing superfans break down the rules to waiting in line. Full Article
ee Absurd Creatures | The Voracious Fish That Looks Like a Pug and Stings Like a Bee By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 22 Jan 2016 12:00:00 +0000 The stargazer spends its entire life looking like it just walked in on something...unseemly. The fish, which ambushes prey from the sea floor, also sports venomous spines and an electric shock. Full Article
ee WIRED Lab - Meet the NASA Scientist Who Tracks Dangerous Asteroids in Earth’s Orbit By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Feb 2016 11:00:00 +0000 As a physicist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Marina Brozovic studies and measures near-earth asteroids—you know, the ones that can potentially cause catastrophic damage. Watch as Brozovic explains how her team tracks the orbit of these large masses and how NASA would prepare if one were to come barreling towards earth. Full Article
ee The Super Bowl 2016 Ads Were All About Your Small Screen By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Feb 2016 23:48:50 +0000 The Super Bowl is as much about the commercials as it is the football, but this year the ads weren't made for your big TV. Full Article
ee How to Keep Your iPhone’s Security Countermeasure From Obliterating Your Data By www.wired.com Published On :: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 19:44:03 +0000 One of the iPhone’s hallmark security features could leave you locked out if you forget your password too many times. Here’s how to keep your data saved, in case you can't always trust your short-term memory. Full Article
ee Welcome to the Robot Hotel - Please See the Velociraptor for Check-In By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Mar 2016 12:00:00 +0000 Tired of having to talk to hotel staff? Welcome to the automated future at Japan's robot hotel. Full Article
ee App Pack | All You Need for a Festive St. Patrick's Day By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 10:00:00 +0000 St. Paddy’s Day gives anyone a great excuse to wear green and go drink beer. These apps are just the thing you need to celebrate the foremost patron saint of Ireland. Full Article
ee Jeff Nichols: The Evolution of a Film Career By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Mar 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Writer and director Jeff Nichols takes us through his three previous films and his upcoming film Midnight Special. Full Article
ee App Pack | 5 DIY Apps for Mastering Your Weekend Projects By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Doing some home improvement, but you're hoping to avoid a trip to urgent care? These apps will help you with those DIY projects. Full Article
ee Meet the Model 3, Tesla's Most Important Car By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Apr 2016 02:25:44 +0000 The $35,000 TESLA Model 3 is finally here. It is sleek, quick, more affordable and it's the most important car that Tesla has built. Full Article
ee Meet the Itsy-Bitsy Spider With a Bear Trap for a Mouth By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2016 16:00:00 +0000 Trap-jaw spiders may be tiny but their unusual jaws pack a serious and lightning fast punch. Researchers using high-speed cameras recently discovered how speedy and lethal the spiders' bite can be. Full Article
ee Canon's Spendy New Movie Camera Can Truly See in the Dark By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Apr 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Canon's new ME20F-SH has bananas low-light capabilities. We shot some footage to show off its see-in-the-dark skills but be warned it'll cost you over $20K. Full Article
ee Exclusive Footage of What It’s Like to See Through Magic Leap By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 10:00:00 +0000 An exclusive WIRED clip of what daily computing with Magic Leap technology could be like. Recorded directly through Magic Leap technology. Full Article
ee App Pack - All the Apps You Need to Make This 420 the Best 420 EVAR By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 It's 420, a day of unabashed weed revelry. But it's also 2016, and your regular pot smoking routine just won't cut it. Watch above to get all the apps you'll need to make this 420 the best 420 ever (that is, given it's legal where you are). Full Article
ee A New Crop of Marijuana Geneticists Build Better Weed By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 11:00:00 +0000 There are thousands of strains of weed. Cracking their genetic codes may be the key to transforming pot from a budding business to a high-flying industry and a cannabis analytics lab is trying to unlock the true potential of weed. Pictures by Preston Gannaway. Full Article
ee Visit a Roiling Deep-Sea Vent in Glorious VR By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Apr 2016 23:50:00 +0000 The promise of virtual reality is that it can transport you to places you’d prefer not to go, like the roiling vents at the bottom of the deepest oceans, where crushing pressures and searing heat make an environment fit only for robots. Full Article
ee Make A Cold Beer On a Mountain Top With This Clever Kit By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 06 May 2016 10:00:00 +0000 If you're a hiker and a beer fanatic this $50 starter kit from Pat's Backcountry Beverages could make your day. Clever engineering and technology make brews light enough for even extended backpacking trips. Cheers! TIRED Beer concentrates and the carbonator make brews that can be good, but they aren't great. Then again, you might not care after a long day of hiking. Full Article
ee This Mer-Bot Can Swim, Grab Stuff, and Looks Like the Jason of the Deep By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 06 May 2016 20:32:04 +0000 Stanford University's new Ocean One is a humanoid undersea robot designed for deep diving and extreme manipulation, thanks to its haptic feedback controls. Full Article
ee 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
ee 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
ee Absurd Creatures | Three-Foot-Wide Coconut Crab Will Eat Your Soul and Maybe Kittens By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 23 May 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Our childhood hermit crab has a rather more … sizable cousin: the 3-foot-wide, 9-pound coconut crab that can rip coconuts and sometimes, well, kittens to pieces. Full Article
ee The Beautiful Relationship Between Physics and Jazz By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 25 May 2016 00:40:57 +0000 Stephon Alexander is a theoretical physicist, but he's also a jazz fanatic whose musical obsession has helped him better understand the world of cosmology, quantum gravity and particle physics. Full Article