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Hexa: the Fascinating Yet Unsettling Six-Legged Robot

Hexa isn’t just an extremely entertaining robot. Its maker hopes to turn it into a full-fledged robotics platform.




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Out of Office with Brent Rose - What High-Tech Gear is Best for the Ultimate Camping Trip

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.




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Why Two-Legged Robots Aren't a Total Disaster | HardWIRED

Nothing in robotics is as unintentionally hilarious as watching a biped fall. But roboticists are making progress- like with this machine named Cassie.




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The Strange Science of the Veggie Burger That Bleeds

It's called the Impossible Burger and it looks, feels, tastes and smells like ground beef, even though it's made entirely of plants. It's all thanks to science and genetically engineered yeast. WIRED explores how close it comes so to the real thing and if it's 100% safe.




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This Construction Digger Drives Itself

Built Robotics, a San Francisco startup, is developing an autonomous skid-steer loader that can be set loose to dig a trench, no operator needed.




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Fiery Explosions Show Why the FAA Doesn’t Want Laptops in Luggage

There's a good reason the FAA doesn't want passengers packing their laptops in checked luggage. There they can overheat and ignite and even explode if packed with aerosol cans.




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Stranger Things Cast Show Us the Last Thing on Their Phones

'Stranger Things' stars Finn Wolfhard and Caleb McLaughlin show us the last things they did with their phones. What was the last emoji they used? The last text message sent? What was the last thing they searched?




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The Strange Science of Screams

Few sounds grab attention like a scream, but why is that? Scientists have studied the nature of screams and their effects on the brain to better understand the human howl.




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How a Bunch of Geeks and Dreamers Jump-Started the Self-Driving Car

A decade ago, the idea of self-driving cars on American city streets was almost unthinkable. But a series of contests spurred the development of software and hardware that have brought us to dawn of the next automotive revolution.




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The Genesis of Kuri the Companion Robot

This is the story of how an adorable robot went from Lego prototype to family companion.




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Crispr Gene Editing Explained

Maybe you've heard of Crispr, the gene editing tool that could forever change life. So what is it and how does it work? Let us explain.




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The Whirl Is Not Enough: Check Out These Wild Luxury Fidget Spinners

Why whirl a cheap plastic fidget spinner when you could twist with a premium toy made of tough titanium or milled from aerospace grade aluminum?




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Will Smith & Joel Edgerton Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

"Bright" stars Will Smith and Joel Edgerton answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves. What is Will Smith's IQ? Who did Joel Edgerton play in Star Wars? Who is Will Smith's best friend?




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Six Degrees of Automation: How an Empty Parking Lot Will Change the Banking Industry | Branded Content

Welcome to Six Degrees of Automation – a docu-series dedicated to analyzing the impact intelligent automation is having on various industries, produced in collaboration between IBM Services and Wired Brand Lab. In our inaugural episode, we explore how intelligent automation is transforming the banking industry. Follow Bill on his journey to receive a home loan, a seemingly simple process, but one that is being transformed by automation.




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Tech Today and Tomorrow Presented by DXC Technology - How Technology Has Changed The Workplace | Branded Content | Tech Today and Tomorrow | Episode 3

In the past, the idea of the workplace meant an office in a high-rise building where all employees came together to run a company. In Part 3 of this series, WIRED Brand Lab discovers how the modern workplace is no longer confined to a physical space. We’ll look at how rising technologies like the cloud, Artificial Intelligence and mobile devices are creating a new type of workplace, one that can be accessed anywhere. Produced by WIRED Brand Lab for DXC Technology.




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Tech Today and Tomorrow Presented by DXC Technology - How The Internet of Things Will Change Everything | Branded Content | Tech Today and Tomorrow | Episode 1

Internet-connected devices are revolutionizing the way we live and do business. In Part 1 of this series, WIRED Brand Lab looks at The Internet of Things and explores how connected devices will impact and expand our capabilities, as both businesses and individuals, for decades to come. Produced by WIRED Brand Lab for DXC Technology.




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See the Gear the CDC's Disease Detectives Use in the Field

The CDC's elite Disease Detectives investigate outbreaks of dangerous diseases like Ebola, Marburg Virus, Rabies, Anthrax and more. Find out about the equipment they use -- from protective gear to bat traps, machetes to blow guns, liquid nitrogen and more.




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How to Get Robots to Walk (and Jump and Run) Among Us

Truly useful robots will have to be able to tackle everything humans can, so they’ve gotta have legs. Easier said than done, though.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Best of Autocomplete: The Cast of Black Panther, Stranger Things and More Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds, Kristen Wiig, Steve Carell, Michael B. Jordan, Samuel L. Jackson, Ansel Elgort, Suki Waterhouse, Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong'o, Joe Keery, Gaten Matarazzo, Jennifer Garner, Woody Harrelson, Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence, John Boyega, Kelly Marie Tran, Kristen Bell, Melissa McCarthy, John Cena, Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, John Krasinski, Cara Delevingne and more answer the web's most searched questions about themselves.




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Tech Support - Riot Games' Greg Street Answers Even More League of Legends Questions from Twitter

Riot Games Lead Designer Greg Street once again uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about League of Legends. Which three heroes would Greg crack a cold one with? Is Jhin based on any real life serial killers? Does League of Legends ever ban people?




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Tech Support - Riot Games' Greg Street Answers League of Legends Questions from Twitter

Riot Games Lead Designer Greg Street uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about League of Legends. When will teemo get deleted? Why is it taking so long to release another permanent game mode? Why are death timers so long in one for all? Why does the entire team get punished when one player rage quits? How long until a Battle Royale game mode is announced? When is LoL 2 coming?




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Order Up! The Burger Bot Is (Almost) Ready for Business

It slices tomatoes, it grinds meat, it even cooks a burger! A restaurant in San Francisco is using a robot to make its burgers. Is this the future of the food industry?




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Each and Every - Every Hero in 'Avengers: Infinity War'

The Russo brothers, directors of 'Avengers: Infinity War,' break down every single hero that appears in the movie. Anthony and Joe go through all the heroes in 'Infinity War' and talk about every character's role in the film, as well as their backstories. 'Avengers: Infinity War' is now available on Digital and Blu-ray!




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Elon Musk’s Boring Company Plans to Dig a Tunnel to Dodger Stadium

The proposed 3.6-mile route would take fans from the metro to the parking lot, saving them from hellish LA traffic.




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How Big is the World's Biggest Plane? Huge.

With a wingspan of 385 feet, the Stratolaunch is the world's largest plane by width.




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How Apple's iPhones Change the Smartphone Market Every Year

The launch of Apple’s iPhone X brought face recognition, animoji, and the notch into the mainstream.




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Segway e-Skates: The Most Dangerous Object in the Office

In honor of WIRED's 25th Anniversary, we're bringing back an old favorite series -- The Most Dangerous Object in the Office. And in this special one-off, WIRED's Arielle Pardes tries on Segway's Drift W1 e-Skates.




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How Humans Get Hacked: Yuval Noah Harari & Tristan Harris Talk with WIRED

Yuval Noah Harari, historian and best-selling author of Sapiens, Homo Deus and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, and Tristan Harris, co-founder and executive director of the Center for Humane Technology, speak with WIRED Editor in Chief Nicholas Thompson.




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Dakota Johnson & Jeff Bridges Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

"Bad Times at the El Royale" stars Dakota Johnson and Jeff Bridges take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the internet's most searched questions about themselves. Is Jeff Bridges really "The Dude"? Is Dakota Johnson related to Meryl Streep? Are Jeff Bridges and Kris Kristofferson brothers?




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15 Years of Mythbusting: Adam Savage Speaks at WIRED25

Mythbusters premiered 15 years ago. More than 200 episodes, one thousand myths and 290 destroyed vehicles later, special effects expert (and WIRED alum!) Adam Savage is back, and this time he's getting help from six junior mythbusters; incredible kids from across the country with serious STEM skills. Savage spoke with WIRED's Adam Rogers at WIRED25, WIRED's 25th anniversary celebration in San Francisco.




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WIRED25: Ethical AI: Intel's Genevieve Bell On Living with Artificial Intelligence

Intel Vice President & Senior Fellow Genevieve Bell spoke at WIRED25, WIRED’s 25th anniversary celebration in San Francisco.




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WIRED25: Kai-Fu Lee and Fei Fei Li On What's Next for Artificial Intelligence

Sinovation Ventures CEO Kai-Fu Lee and Stanford AI Lab Director Fei Fei Li spoke with WIRED’s Maria Streshinsky as part of WIRED25, WIRED’s 25th anniversary celebration in San Francisco.




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WIRED25: Sebastian Thrun & Sam Altman Talk Flying Vehicles and Artificial Intelligence

Sebastian Thrun, CEO of Kittyhawk and president of Udacity, and Sam Altman, president of Y Combinator and co-chair of Open AI, spoke with WIRED’s Former Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson as part of WIRED25, WIRED’s 25th anniversary celebration in San Francisco.




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WIRED25: Zipline CEO Keller Rinaudo On the Next Generation of Blood Delivery

Zipline CEO Keller Rinaudo spoke at WIRED25, WIRED’s 25th anniversary celebration in San Francisco.




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Every Champion in League of Legends Explained

As players wait to try the newest League of Legends champs out, here’s a look at every single champion in the game so far — all 141 of them, described by Riot’s Greg Street and Andrei Van Roon. Game Capture footage by Declan Wadey of SkinSpotlights and Scott Loranger.




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Forgery Experts Analyze a Fake Jackson Pollock Painting

Forensic scientist Thiago Piwowarczyk and art historian Jeffrey Taylor PhD examine a purported Jackson Pollock painting and use their expertise to determine if the painting is legitimate or a forgery.




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How AWS Is Changing Businesses Using Artificial Intelligence | WIRED Brand Lab

BRANDED CONTENT | Produced by WIRED Brand Lab with AWS | The future of business is here! WIRED and Amazon Web Services take a deep dive into the world of AI and deep learning to show how significant and impactful they can be for businesses.




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How Apps like Messenger are Changing the Future of Marketing | WIRED Brand Lab

BRANDED CONTENT | Produced by WIRED Brand Lab with Messenger Business | The new frontier of Marketing is here. Wired Contributor, Jakob Schiller sits down with Eric Toda, Head of Marketing for Hill City, to discuss how apps like Messenger are changing the landscape of marketing to become more 1:1.




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Apollo 8 Crew & Chris Hadfield on the Photo that Changed the World

Earthrise, an iconic photo showing the earth rising over the moon's horizon, was taken 50 years ago, and changed the way we look at ourselves and our position in the universe. Former astronaut and ISS Commander Chris Hadfield and the crew of the Apollo 8 mission -- and the impact it had. The Apollo 8 crew spoke with Constellation (www.constellation.earth), a non-profit organization co-founded by astronauts and dedicated to sharing their stories from space.




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What the Next Generation of Audio Wearables Looks Like | WIRED Brand Lab

BRANDED CONTENT | Produced by WIRED Brand Lab for Bose | Bose Frames are an incredible new audio wearable that incorporate Bose's world-class sound system into a stylish pair of sunglasses. Crystal Mackenzie, Head of Marketing and Partnerships for Bose Frames and AR, and Mehul Trivedi, Director of Bose Frames, talk about some of the challenges that came with designing and engineering this new audio experience and what the future of audio wearables looks like.




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Climate Change By The Numbers

A recent climate survey shows most Americans think climate change is a future problem. They're wrong. Here are the facts.




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How Slack Changed the Culture at WIRED | The Future Of Work | WIRED Brand Lab

Produced by WIRED Brand Lab for Slack | In the fifth episode of ‘The Future of Work’, WIRED Brand Lab discusses how culture is shaped at WIRED by increasing transparency between employees and leadership. WIRED’s Director of Brand Development Ryan Aspell sits down with Executive Director Matt Stevenson, Executive Assistant Shaquille Cheris, and Activations Associate Manager Lara Winkler to share how AMA’s on Slack are integral to that process.




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See the Gear NASCAR Teams Take On the Road

Kevin Harris from Joe Gibbs Racing shows off all the gear NASCAR teams take on the road to support their cars and drivers. From shape-shifting pit boxes to haulers with 17,000 lb. loads, find out what the pit crews, mechanics and staff travel with every week.




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Astronaut Chris Hadfield on 13 Moments That Changed His Life

Astronaut Chris Hadfield reflects on 13 important moments from his life and career, from learning to fly to being blinded temporarily in space to recording his famous cover of David Bowie's "Space Oddity."




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How The Network Is Changing The Digital Age | WIRED Brand Lab

BRANDED CONTENT | Produced by WIRED Brand Lab for IBM | What will the network of the future look like? Wired and IBM explore how new technologies and network connected devices are transforming the digital age




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Each and Every - Every Legend in Apex Legends Explained

Respawn Entertainment's Mohammad Alavi and Griffin Dean break down every playable character in the hit battle royale game, Apex Legends. Mohammad and Griffin explain the difficulties in creating Wraith, why Gibraltar went through so many visual changes and how Apex's newest character, Octane, lost his legs.




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Respawn Answers Apex Legends Questions From Twitter

Drew McCoy, Project Lead at Respawn Entertainment, uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about Apex Legends. What are some pro tips for Apex? What's an heriloom? What is the name of Bloodhound's bird? Drew answers these questions and much, much more!




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Mixed Reality Shows the Impact of Climate Change on Charleston in 2100

The Weather Channel used mixed reality to show how climate change-related flooding will impact Charleston in the year 2100.




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NASA Twin Study: How Space Changes Our Bodies

NASA's Scott Kelly spent a year on board the International Space Station to test the effects of space travel on his body, while his identical twin and fellow astronaut Mark Kelly remained on earth. WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez speaks with Dr. Francine Garrett-Bakelman, lead author of "The NASA Twins Study: A multidimensional analysis of a year-long human spaceflight," to hear about the groundbreaking results of their study and to find out what it means for the future of human spaceflight.




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WIRED Tradecraft - Former FBI Agent Explains How to Read Body Language

Former FBI agent and body language expert Joe Navarro breaks down the various ways we communicate non-verbally. What does it mean when we fold our arms? Why do we interlace our fingers? Can a poker player actually hide their body language?