ow First Look: Here’s How Tesla Improved its UI and Autopilot By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Sep 2016 12:00:00 +0000 One push of a button and 140,000 Tesla owners get a new user interface, improved Autopilot, and some clever new abilities. WIRED takes Tesla's new system for a spin. Full Article
ow Tinashe on MTV’s First Live Music Show in 20 Years By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Sep 2016 15:34:17 +0000 MTV's new live music show 'Wonderland' is their first return to live music programming in 20 years. Headliner Tinashe talks about how the multi-platform broadcast of the show reflects our present media landscape. Full Article
ow How Boeing Builds a 737 in Just Nine Days By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Boeing's Renton plant builds 737 narrow-body jets at the rate of 42 per month, and climbing. Here's how. Full Article
ow Google's Daydream View Is a VR Eye Pillow By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Oct 2016 22:43:22 +0000 Google's new $80 Daydream View isn't just a more integrated VR headset for mobile devices, it's also way comfy. Full Article
ow Food Myths: Can Hot Foods Really Cool You Down? By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Can eating or drinking hot things really cool you down on a hot day? WIRED investigates. Full Article
ow The Frontiers Issue with Guest Editor President Barack Obama - President Barack Obama on How Artificial Intelligence Will Affect Jobs 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 how artificial intelligence might up-end economies and how societies can adapt. Full Article
ow 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
ow Issa Rae on How She Wrote ‘That’ Rap By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Oct 2016 20:57:22 +0000 WIRED sat down with Issa Rae following the Oakland premiere of her new HBO show Insecure to ask her about the show's writing process, Los Angeles setting, and killer soundtrack Full Article
ow Tech Effects - How Does Music Affect Our Brains & Our Bodies? By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 16:00:00 +0000 In this episode of Tech Effects, we explore the impact of music on the brain and body. From listening to music to performing it, WIRED's Peter Rubin looks at how music can change our moods, why we get the chills, and how it can actually change pathways in our brains. Full Article
ow Musket vs. AR-15: How Do They Compare? By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 The Brown Bess musket was a staple during the Revolutionary War, and the AR-15 is currently one of the most popular semi-automatic rifles in the world. What's changed since then? Full Article
ow Secretary of State John Kerry Knows What A Messy Election Feels Like By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 When WIRED sat down with the United States Secretary of State John Kerry right after the second Presidential debate, he shared a few thoughts on what it's like to run for President. Full Article
ow John Kerry on How the Paris Climate Agreement Could Help Fight Terrorism By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 22:06:15 +0000 US Secretary of State John Kerry discusses the ways that recently signed UN climate agreement will spur innovations in renewable energy across the globe, including terror hotspots. Full Article
ow Meet the Psychedelic Shrimp That Power-Lifts Starfish By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 The harlequin shrimp is all dressed up in a festive clown suit…a clown suit of murder. Full Article
ow Guess What Uber's Promising Now: Flying Cars By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:00:00 +0000 Forget self-driving cars, Uber has a new one for you... flying cars. The company calls it Uber Elevate and within a decade it’ll be a global network of on demand urban electric aircraft that take off and land vertically. Full Article
ow Robotics Expert Breaks Down Movie Robots By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Wall-E, Terminator, Eva. Which beloved moves robots are realistic to create and which are a far stretch? Our expert breaks it down. Full Article
ow NASA Engineers Show You How To Carve a Pumpkin By www.wired.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Oct 2016 21:36:04 +0000 NASA can build rockets and land on the moon, but can they carve the ultimate Halloween pumpkin? Full Article
ow How Fast Are Bats? Faster Than You Even Know By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 31 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000 You know bats---the flighty mammals that find their way around with sonar and eat bugs. But bats have a little secret I'd like to share with you: They can be astonishingly fast. Full Article
ow Polaroid SX-70 vs Canon Rebel T5: How Do They Compare? By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0000 The Polaroid SX-70 was the go-to camera for instant photography, and the Canon Rebel T5 is currently one of the most popular DSLRs on the market. What's changed since then? Full Article
ow For the Lowly Dung Beetle, Life Doesn't Always Stink By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Poop rules everything around the dung beetle, including its sex life. Full Article
ow Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond & James May Show Us the Last Thing on Their Phones By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Nov 2016 16:00:00 +0000 Former "Top Gear" and current "The Grand Tour" hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May gather up their courage and reveal the last things they did with their phones. Full Article
ow How Social Media Is Shaping Activism in America By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0000 Within the space of 72 hours, Alton Sterling, Philando Castile and five Dallas police officers were shot and killed. WIRED looks the three days that shook America and the role live-streaming, video and social media played in the tragedies. Full Article
ow Technique Critique - Movie Accent Expert Breaks Down Actors' Accents By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 20:00:00 +0000 Dialect coach Erik Singer analyzes the accents of some of Hollywood's biggest names. How accurate were they really? Full Article
ow Worried About Your Privacy Now? Here's How to Protect It By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +0000 America has a new president who is, how should we say, unpredictable. There’s no telling how the NSA and the surveillance state will evolve in the next four years. So, if you’re worried about keeping your private communications private, here’s what to do. Full Article
ow 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
ow 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
ow 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
ow 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
ow 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
ow 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
ow 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
ow 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
ow 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
ow 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
ow 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
ow 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
ow 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
ow 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
ow 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
ow CES 2017 - Carnival’s High-Tech Cruise Wearable Knows Your Every Need By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Jan 2017 12:00:00 +0000 Carnival's new Ocean Medallion wearable tech is designed to anticipate a cruise patron's every need – from a margarita (if that's your thing) to suggestions for activities. Full Article
ow 5 Standouts From This Year's Detroit Auto Show By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Jan 2017 14:00:00 +0000 Motown is still the center of the American auto industry, and it's got plenty to show you. Full Article
ow From Barley to Brewski: How Beer Is Made By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0000 Brewer Liam McLachlan from Golden Road Brewing goes through the entire brewing process, from milling to packaging. Full Article
ow Science of Teams: How MIT Media Lab Builds Cities Using Lego and Augmented Reality By www.wired.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0000 The MIT Media Lab is using innovation to boil efficient teamwork down to a science. With an enhanced ability to communicate across teams, MIT is creating a workplace that shares ideas in unprecedented ways. The Changing Places group at MIT tackles large challenges like fighting pollution and urban modeling; the latter of which is being solved by using a combination of lego bricks and augmented reality. Full Article
ow Stunning 3-D Animation Reveals How a Drone Moves Air By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 11:00:00 +0000 Here's what air looks like when its swirling around a DJI Phantom 3 drone in flight. The 3D animation is more than just a cool rendering, it's purpose is to help designers create faster, quieter drones. Full Article
ow How Trump's Immigration Crackdown Will Hurt Silicon Valley By www.wired.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Feb 2017 19:04:07 +0000 Immigrants founded half of the billion dollar startups in the US. Now many worry that Trump's current travel ban and any future restrictions to work visas could hamper growth in Silicon Valley. Full Article
ow To Understand How a Squid Changes Color, You Gotta Get Inside Its Head By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Feb 2017 11:00:00 +0000 Squid use a remarkable array of skin patterns to communicate. How? It's all a matter of getting inside their heads. Full Article
ow How Hyperloop Can Reshape the Future of Transportation By www.wired.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Feb 2017 21:25:00 +0000 Hyperloop: a bunch of tubes, right? Well, that, plus some crazy engineering, magnetic levitation, giant vacuums and yep, tubes that could someday fling us around at near supersonic speeds. Full Article
ow Here’s How Fake News Works (and How the Internet Can Stop It) By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 11:00:00 +0000 Many fake news peddlers didn’t care if Trump won or lost the election. They only wanted to pocket money. But the consequences of what they did shook the world. This is how it happened. Full Article
ow You Can Now Talk to Barbie. Oh, and She's a Hologram By www.wired.com Published On :: Sat, 18 Feb 2017 11:00:00 +0000 Hello Barbie Hologram is a small box containing an animated projection of the doll that responds to voice commands. It combines motion-capture animation with Amazon Echo-style voice interactions. So of course we had to give it a try. Full Article
ow Design FX - How 'Rogue One' Recreated Grand Moff Tarkin By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 20:00:00 +0000 Industrial Light & Magic used "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" to push the boundaries of visual effects, especially in the area of digital humans. Design FX dives into the incredible techniques used to recreate one of the Star Wars universe's most terrifying figures, Grand Moff Tarkin. Full Article
ow Allison Williams & Daniel Kaluuya Show Us the Last Thing on Their Phones By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 20:00:00 +0000 "Get Out" stars Allison Williams & Daniel Kaluuya gather up their courage and show us the last things they did with their phones. Full Article