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How Motorola Made Modular Smartphones a Reality

A team within Motorola has been working on a crazy plan: to let users decide how their smartphone should look, and how it should work. The result is called the Moto Z, and it’s about to hit stores.




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Flight Mode | What It’s Like to Narrowly Avert Disaster in an $18M Simulator

Pilots spend hours in multi-million dollar simulators, preparing for the worst cast scenario. In this episode Flight Mode, WIRED's Jack Stewart gets a taste of what pilots go through.




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Want to Save the Whales? Start Studying Krill

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.




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The Fastest Electric Car Ever Isn't a Tesla—It's a Converted Corvette

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.




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The Long-Awaited DB11 Is Aston Martin's Bid for the Digital Age

The $212,000 coupe is the first all-new model from a new regime leading the famed British automaker.




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Science of Sport: Gymnastics

Charlotte Drury, Maggie Nichols, and Aly Raisman talk to WIRED about the skill, precision, and control they employ when performing various Gymnastic moves and when training for the Olympics.




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Science of Sport: Swimming

What does it take to be an Olympic gold medalist? WIRED takes in-depth look at the mechanics behind the athletes featuring Conor Dwyer, Elizabeth Biesel, Matt Grevers, Nathan Adrian, Rayler Clary, and Ryan Lochte.




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Science of Sport: Archery

WIRED takes an in-depth look at the science and mathematics behind Olympic Archery with Brady Ellison and Mackenzie Brown.




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Sausage Party Ain't Great, But It'll Be a Stoner Classic

The raunchy animated feature from the minds of Seth Rogen and Jonah Hll unfortunately lives up its name, but there's enough gleeful filth and silliness to guarantee plenty of smoke-filled midnight movie sessions.




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Science of Sport: Track & Field

What does it take to be an Olympic sprinter? Power and aggression. WIRED talks to Allyson Felix, Lashawn Merritt, Ashton Eaton, Jarryd Wallace, and Dawn Harper about the science behind the sport, and the mechanics behind propelling their bodies from the blocks to the finish line.




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Science of Sport: BMX

WIRED explores the science behind what it really takes to be an olympic BMX athlete, featuring Alise Post and Connor Fields.




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The Art of Animating Kubo's Epic Opening Scene

The first moments of the new animated film Kubo are breathtaking. WIRED spoke to LAIKA animation studio about how they made it all possible.




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Teens Explain How to Flirt on Social Media

Teens explain how to use snaps, likes, emojis, and follows to get the attention of a crush.




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Your First Look at Jupiter’s Gorgeous North Pole

The Juno spacecraft has snapped the first photo ever of Jupiter’s north pole, revealing some intriguing surprises.




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Chevy's Electric Car Travels Farther Per Charge Than Tesla's Model S

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.




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Virtual Boy vs Oculus Rift Throwdown

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!




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Meet the Artist: Tom Sachs

Artist Tom Sachs discusses his latest space program--Mission to Europa, Jupiter’s icy moon. His expansive sculpture exhibition will fill Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco from the 16th of September until the 15th of January 2017.




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Grace Helbig, Hannah Hart & Mamrie Hart Show Us The Last Thing on Their Phones

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.




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Building Games For Virtual Reality Storytelling | Breaking Through

Virtual Reality is the next frontier in entertainment, but it’s so new that the rules are still being written. No one knows the best way to develop, advertise, or create yet – and that’s what makes it so exciting.




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Did NASA Find a Second Earth?

An exoplanet expert tells us if Proxima Centauri B could be another Earth.




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The Frontiers Issue with Guest Editor President Barack Obama - President Barack Obama on How Artificial Intelligence Will Affect Jobs

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.




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NASA Explains Jupiter's Wild North & South Poles

We speak with the Juno mission's lead scientist to find out what lies under Jupiter's poles.




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Robotics Expert Breaks Down Movie Robots

Wall-E, Terminator, Eva. Which beloved moves robots are realistic to create and which are a far stretch? Our expert breaks it down.




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The Art of Designing Public Transit for Anti-Social Commuters

Subway commuters traveling between San Francisco and Oakland got tired of looking each other in eye. So, the Bay Area Rapid Transit agency redesigned their train cars to give commuters more space.




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Google's New VR Headset Is Like Cardboard—Except Comfortable (and Cozy)

Daydream View, the first mobile headset of Google's new virtual-reality platform, is rock-solid VR at low cost.




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Technique Critique - Movie Accent Expert Breaks Down Actors' Accents

Dialect coach Erik Singer analyzes the accents of some of Hollywood's biggest names. How accurate were they really?




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Scientists Create a Light-Guided Robotic Stingray Using Rat Parts

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.




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Science of Teams: How Prologue Brings Its Visual Effects to Virtual Reality

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.




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WIRED's Top Transportation Stories of 2016

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.




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CES 2017 - One Remote to Control All Your Smart Devices

The Smart Remote is an intuitive and simple solution to controlling all the smart devices in the modern home.




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The Fiddler Crab: One Part Giant Claw, Two Parts Attitude

The fiddler crab has one small claw and one big ol' one. Why? All the better to woo the lady crabs and throw down with the dude crabs.




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Project Fifth Mode - Episode 2: It's Going to Be Worth It

As rLoop’s virtual and physical worlds come together, the team is met with various challenges – all while trying to build something that’s never technologically been done before.




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If the Tin Man Actually Had a Heart, It'd Look Like This

A robotic heart points the way to a future where soft robots help us heal.




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How Trump's Immigration Crackdown Will Hurt Silicon Valley

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.




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Robot Queen Simone Giertz Tours Her Mad Laboratory

Swedish robotics enthusiast Simone Giertz is known for her inventive contraptions that may or may not work as intended. Simone takes us through her workshop and gives an extended look at some of her most outlandish machines.




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Here Are LG’s New Smartwatches

The Watch Sport and Watch Style from LG are the first to market with the newest improvements from Android Wear 2.0.




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How Hyperloop Can Reshape the Future of Transportation

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.




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Tech Support - Gordon Ramsay Answers Cooking Questions From Twitter

Gordon Ramsay uses the power of Twitter to answer some common cooking questions.




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Planet Earth II : Exclusive Clip From Episode 3 ‘Jungles’

An exclusive clip from the upcoming BBC America film Planet Earth II.




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Blackjack Expert Explains How Card Counting Works

There's a lot more to counting cards in Blackjack than meets the eye. Mike Aponte, former member of the infamous MIT Blackjack Team, takes us through the complicated process of counting cards.




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Tech Support - Ken Jeong Answers Medical Questions From Twitter

Ken Jeong uses the power of Twitter to answer some common medical questions.




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Technique Critique - Accent Expert Breaks Down 6 Fictional Languages From Film & TV

Dialect coach Erik Singer analyzes some of the most famous "constructed languages" in movie and television history. Which real-life languages inspired "conlangs" like Klingon and Dothraki?




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Tech Support - Bill Nye Answers Science Questions From Twitter

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!




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How to Get Started with Encrypted Messaging

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.




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Inside LAX During the Most Ambitious Airport Move, Ever

We’re behind-the-scenes at Los Angeles’ airport, which is in the middle of five days of upheaval as 21 airlines swap terminals in the dead of night.




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Watch Steve Jobs Pitch the Cupertino City Council on Apple Park

In his last public appearance, Steve Jobs makes his pitch for Apple's new campus at a June 2011 Cupertino City Council meeting.




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Tech Support - Blizzard's Jeff Kaplan Answers Overwatch Questions From Twitter

Game designer Jeff Kaplan uses the power of Twitter to answer some common "Overwatch" questions.




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Out of Office with Brent Rose - Trying Stand-Up Comedy Using Only Siri, Echo, Cortana and Google Assistant

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?




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Time To Ditch Our Cars and Start Riding Cargo Bikes

Utility bikes really have the potential to be the future of transport in American cities. Here's why.




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Tech Support - Nick Offerman Answers Woodworking Questions From Twitter

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.