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Mythbusting - Meteorologist Debunks Weather Myths

Chief Meteorologist for WNBC Janice Huff takes a look at some common myths we've all heard about the weather and meteorology, and parses out which are fact, and which are pure fiction. Can tornadoes cross water? Can lightning strike the same place twice? Are rainbows only seven colors?




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The future of the workplace | WIRED x Cisco

We have seen a significant change in the way work. In this video by WIRED and Cisco, Cisco's Vaughan Klein, Director of Collaboration, shares his thoughts on the top challenges digital leaders are facing in this new remote economy and how to overcome them in order to thrive.




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Tech Support - "Star Wars Explained" Answers More Star Wars Questions From Twitter

Alex and Mollie Damon from the YouTube channel "Star Wars Explained" answer even more of Twitter's burning questions about the Star Wars universe. Are the stormtroopers from the original trilogy clones? Do you need to know Star Wars to watch The Mandalorian? If the Jedi are so strong, why are there so few of them? Alex and Mollie answer all these questions and much, much more! Check out Alex and Mollie Damon's YouTube channel Star Wars Explained: https://www.youtube.com/c/StarWarsExplained Follow Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StarWarsExplain




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Creating an in-store experience for the customer | WIRED Smarter

Before co-founding SHOWFIELDS, The Most Interesting Store in The World, Hunt began her career as the third employee of Warby Parker, and served as Chief Brand Officer for Hinge. Join Hunt at WIRED Smarter as she discusses the importance of creating an in-store experience for her customers. ABOUT WIRED SMARTER Curated by WIRED’s award-winning editorial team, WIRED Smarter gathers the disruptive minds across business, technology, retail, finance and politics to investigate how innovation, technological advances and world events are changing the way we interact with customers.




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Accent Expert Gives a Tour of U.S. Accents

Dialect coach Erik Singer takes us on a tour of different accents across English-speaking North America. Erik, along with a host of other linguists and language experts, takes a look at some of the most interesting and distinct accents around the country. Host: Erik Singer Director: Alice Roth Producer: Alyssa Marino & Erik Singer Production Manager: Morgan Winters Editor: Brady Jackson and Justin Sloan Post Production Manager: Nick Ascanio Head of Programming for WIRED: Chris Conti Linguists & Language Experts: Nicole Holliday, Megan Figueroa, Sunn m’Cheaux, & Kalina Newmark Dialect demonstrations: Amani Dorn NYC accent demonstration courtesy of La Tasha Stephens Latinx Light L demonstration courtesy of International Dialects of English Archive DC accent demonstration courtesy of International Dialects of English Archive North Carolina accent demonstrations courtesy of The Language & Life Project Talkin’ Tar Heel, How Our Voices Tell the Story of North Carolina Special thanks to: Reg Charging Zachary Cooper Justin McBride Eliza Simpson James N. Stanford Pamela Vanderway Nacole Walker Dr. Walt Wolfram International Dialects of English Archive The Language & Life Project Talkin’ Tar Heel, How Our Voices Tell the Story of North Carolina The American Dialect Society: https://www.americandialect.org/ Dictionary of American Regional English and Field Recordings: https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AAmerLangs Indigenous North American accents: https://www.yesmagazine.org/democracy/2017/03/06/how-rez-accents-strengthen-native-identity/ https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/native-american-accents https://indigenousaccents.info.yorku.ca/resources/ African American Language: https://oraal.uoregon.edu/ New York Latino English: http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/~mnewman/Site/NYLE.html Appalachian English https://artsandsciences.sc.edu/appalachianenglish/ North Carolina accent and dialect variation: https://talkintarheel.com/ Learning the tools and skills needed to be good at teaching or doing accents: http://ktspeechwork.org Language variation and education: https://charityhudleymallinson.com/resources/secondaryenglish/ Language discrimination and racism: https://www.linguisticsociety.org/content/lsa-statement-race Other sources for accents: https://www.dialectsarchive.com/ https://www.pinterest.com/dialectcoaches/_created/ https://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/sohp https://storycorps.org/ http://accent.gmu.edu/ https://visualaccentdialectarchive.com//




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The future of shopping with LVMH's Ian Rogers | WIRED Smarter

As CDO for LVMH, Ian Rogers is responsible for building group-level digital excellence and accelerating digital transformation for LVMH maisons. Join Rogers at WIRED Smarter as he discusses his predictions for the future of shopping. ABOUT WIRED SMARTER Curated by WIRED’s award-winning editorial team, WIRED Smarter gathers the disruptive minds across business, technology, retail, finance and politics to investigate how innovation, technological advances and world events are changing the way we interact with customers.




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Data of Me - Lilly Singh Explores Her Impact on the Internet

What kind of impact has Lilly Singh had on the internet? WIRED combs the web for data about Lilly Singh and presents all the information to her. How many Google results appear when you search her name? Which American cities are most interested in Lilly since 2014? Can she name the three most viewed "Lilly Singh" videos on YouTube? A Little Late with Lilly Singh airs weeknights on NBC and is available to stream the following day on Peacock. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfm4y4rHF5HGrSr-qbvOwOg




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Former FBI Agent Breaks Down Interrogation Techniques

Former FBI agent and body language expert Joe Navarro breaks down how he approached interrogating during his time with the FBI. Joe sets the record straight; there is no simple way to tell if a human being is lying. When looking for deceit, Joe focuses on the subject's discomfort. He also does is best to make sure the subject feels comfortable enough to open up...a far cry from the images we see in many police procedurals. Check out Joe's book "The Dictionary of Body Language" https://www.jnforensics.com/ Books By Joe Navarro: https://www.jnforensics.com/books Joe Navarro Body Language Academy: https://jnbodylanguageacademy.com




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The future of equity and technology with Shelly Bell | WIRED Smarter

Named as one of Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top 100 Powerful Women in Business, Shelly Bell is a computer scientist, system disruptor and business strategist who moves ideas to profit while empowering people to live to build and foster better relationships. At WIRED Smarter, Bell spoke about the future of equity and technology, as well as her foundation, Black Girl Ventures. ABOUT WIRED SMARTER Curated by WIRED’s award-winning editorial team, WIRED Smarter gathers the disruptive minds across business, technology, retail, finance and politics to investigate how innovation, technological advances and world events are changing the way we interact with customers.




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Mythbusting - NASA's Dr. Lori Glaze Debunks Mars Myths

Dr. Lori Glaze takes a look at some common myths we've all heard about the weather and meteorology, and parses out which are fact, and which are pure fiction.




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Scaling for diversity with Google's Karina Govindji | WIRED Smarter

As the director for diversity, equity & inclusion EMEA at Google, Karina Govindji enables an environment of belonging for over 18,000 Googlers in 36 countries. At WIRED Smarter, Govindji explained how the tech giant built and actions its diversity programme. ABOUT WIRED SMARTER Curated by WIRED’s award-winning editorial team, WIRED Smarter gathers the disruptive minds across business, technology, retail, finance and politics to investigate how innovation, technological advances and world events are changing the way we interact with customers.




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Data of Me - Hailee Steinfeld Explores Her Impact on the Internet

What kind of impact has Hailee Steinfeld had on the internet? WIRED combs the web for data about Hailee Steinfeld and presents all the information to her. Dickinson Season 2 is available on Apple TV +




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The role of brands in sustainability with Levi's | WIRED Smarter

What is the role of brands in sustainability, and what sustainability initiatives and processes that can – and need – to be scaled? In this session from WIRED Smarter 2020, Paul Dillinger, Vice President of Global Product Innovation at Levi’s shares what sustainability means in practice for brands and companies with production sites and supply chains that span the world. Paul has partnered with Levi’s Social and Environmental Sustainability group, which is developing front-end methods for applied sustainability in the design process. ABOUT WIRED SMARTER Curated by WIRED’s award-winning editorial team, WIRED Smarter gathers the disruptive minds across business, technology, retail, finance and politics to investigate how innovation, technological advances and world events are changing the way we interact with customers. CONNECT WITH WIRED Events: http://wired.uk/events Subscribe for Events Information: http://wired.uk/signup Web: http://bit.ly/VideoWired Twitter: http://bit.ly/TwitterWired Facebook: http://bit.ly/FacebookWired Instagram: http://bit.ly/InstagramWired Magazine: http://bit.ly/MagazineWired Newsletter: http://bit.ly/NewslettersWired




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The Sound Design of Mank

David Fincher wanted to recall the look and feel of movies from the 1930s, but in a subtle way. For the sound design, that meant finding a range of characteristics that would remind the audience of old-fashioned sound.




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Former FBI Agent Breaks Down Dating Body Language

Former FBI agent and body language expert Joe Navarro breaks down the intentional (and unintentional) non-verbals displayed during dating. What kind of signs do we show during dates that we don't even realize? Can we display our affection for someone without even explaining it verbally? Check out Joe's book "The Dictionary of Body Language" https://www.jnforensics.com/ Books By Joe Navarro: https://www.jnforensics.com/books Joe Navarro Body Language Academy: https://jnbodylanguageacademy.com




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The power of place with Matt Blowers | WIRED Briefings

In 2021 employers and employees will have to fundamentally rethink the modern workplace. In this WIRED briefing, Matt Blowers, chief operating officer for ISG’s global fit out business talks to WIRED editor Greg Williams about the challenges that lie ahead – and how they can be met. ABOUT WIRED WIRED brings you the future as it happens - the people, the trends, the big ideas that will change our lives. An award-winning printed monthly and online publication. WIRED is an agenda-setting magazine offering brain food on a wide range of topics, from science, technology and business to pop-culture and politics. CONNECT WITH WIRED Events: http://wired.uk/events Subscribe for Events Information: http://wired.uk/signup Web: http://bit.ly/VideoWired Twitter: http://bit.ly/TwitterWired Facebook: http://bit.ly/FacebookWired Instagram: http://bit.ly/InstagramWired Magazine: http://bit.ly/MagazineWired Newsletter: http://bit.ly/NewslettersWired




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Retail reinvented with IKEA: How consumer behaviour has evolved | WIRED Smarter

Barbara Martin-Coppola, Chief Digital Officer at IKEA joined us at WIRED Smarter 2020 to share IKEA's key learnings from 2020 which include: the need to take care of people, how to build a resilient business and how to do business while enabling a healthy planet.. "It is precisely in times of crisis when we can perform and come out stronger" ABOUT WIRED SMARTER Curated by WIRED’s award-winning editorial team, WIRED Smarter gathers the disruptive minds across business, technology, retail, finance and politics to investigate how innovation, technological advances and world events are changing the way we interact with customers. CONNECT WITH WIRED Events: http://wired.uk/events Subscribe for Events Information: http://wired.uk/signup Web: http://bit.ly/VideoWired Twitter: http://bit.ly/TwitterWired Facebook: http://bit.ly/FacebookWired Instagram: http://bit.ly/InstagramWired Magazine: http://bit.ly/MagazineWired Newsletter: http://bit.ly/NewslettersWired




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The future of payments with Curve and GoCardless | WIRED Smarter

Is 2021 the year of open banking and will this change our consumer habits? In this panel from WIRED Smarter 2020, two of the most exciting business leaders in the payments sector: Shachar Bialick, the founder and CEO of Curve and Hiroki Takeuchi, the co-founder and CEO of GoCardless share how the pandemic has affected their businesses’ outlooks and what they see driving the future of payments. ABOUT WIRED SMARTER Curated by WIRED’s award-winning editorial team, WIRED Smarter gathers the disruptive minds across business, technology, retail, finance and politics to investigate how innovation, technological advances and world events are changing the way we interact with customers. CONNECT WITH WIRED Events: http://wired.uk/events Subscribe for Events Information: http://wired.uk/signup Web: http://bit.ly/VideoWired Twitter: http://bit.ly/TwitterWired Facebook: http://bit.ly/FacebookWired Instagram: http://bit.ly/InstagramWired Magazine: http://bit.ly/MagazineWired Newsletter: http://bit.ly/NewslettersWired




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Tech Support - VFX Artist Answers Movie & TV VFX Questions From Twitter

Todd Vaziri, one of the most accomplished visual effects artists working today, uses the power of Twitter to answer some of the internet's burning questions about visual effects. What movies have some of the best VFX ever? Why does The Mandalorian look so good? How come Jurassic Park still holds its own today? Todd Vaziri is a Visual Effects Artist whose work includes: Black Widow, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Thor: Ragnarök, Rogue One, Captain America: Winter Soldier, The Avengers, Star Trek, and Transformers. Follow him on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/tvaziri




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Inside 'Africa's Amazon': Jumia | WIRED Smarter

Juliet Anammah, Chairwoman of Jumia Nigeria and Head of Institutional Affairs at Jumia Group joins us at WIRED Smarter 2020 to share how Jumia, Africa’s biggest e-commerce site, besting Amazon and Alibaba, and also the first African start-up to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange, is building a unique business ecosystem across the continent. ABOUT WIRED SMARTER Curated by WIRED’s award-winning editorial team, WIRED Smarter gathers the disruptive minds across business, technology, retail, finance and politics to investigate how innovation, technological advances and world events are changing the way we interact with customers. CONNECT WITH WIRED Events: http://wired.uk/events Subscribe for Events Information: http://wired.uk/signup Web: http://bit.ly/VideoWired Twitter: http://bit.ly/TwitterWired Facebook: http://bit.ly/FacebookWired Instagram: http://bit.ly/InstagramWired Magazine: http://bit.ly/MagazineWired Newsletter: http://bit.ly/NewslettersWired




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Dealing with the other pandemic: loneliness | WIRED Smarter

Even before COVID-19, loneliness was becoming the defining condition of the 21st century. At WIRED Smarter, Noreena Hertz, Economist and Author of The Lonely Century, joined us to share challenges of working from home and how we can redesign the workplace so that it has community at its heart. "In the UK 1 in 5 adults said they were lonely most or all of the time, and that's before the pandemic." ABOUT WIRED SMARTER Curated by WIRED’s award-winning editorial team, WIRED Smarter gathers the disruptive minds across business, technology, retail, finance and politics to investigate how innovation, technological advances and world events are changing the way we interact with customers. CONNECT WITH WIRED Events: http://wired.uk/events Subscribe for Events Information: http://wired.uk/signup Web: http://bit.ly/VideoWired Twitter: http://bit.ly/TwitterWired Facebook: http://bit.ly/FacebookWired Instagram: http://bit.ly/InstagramWired Magazine: http://bit.ly/MagazineWired Newsletter: http://bit.ly/NewslettersWired




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Building out green energy on a global scale with Dale Vince | WIRED Smarter

Dale Vince, eco-warrior and founder of Ecotricity, the world’s first green energy company is on a mission to change the face of energy provision on a global scale and is a United Nations Climate Champion, he shared how at WIRED Smarter 2020. "With technology, we can stop using fossil fuels" ABOUT WIRED SMARTER Curated by WIRED’s award-winning editorial team, WIRED Smarter gathers the disruptive minds across business, technology, retail, finance and politics to investigate how innovation, technological advances and world events are changing the way we interact with customers. CONNECT WITH WIRED Events: http://wired.uk/events Subscribe for Events Information: http://wired.uk/signup Web: http://bit.ly/VideoWired Twitter: http://bit.ly/TwitterWired Facebook: http://bit.ly/FacebookWired Instagram: http://bit.ly/InstagramWired Magazine: http://bit.ly/MagazineWired Newsletter: http://bit.ly/NewslettersWired




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Accent Expert Gives a Tour of U.S. Accents - (Part Two)

Dialect coach Erik Singer once again takes us on a tour of different accents across English-speaking North America. Erik, along with a host of other linguists and language experts, takes a look at some of the most interesting and distinct accents around the country.




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Cryptocurrency in a decentralised internet | WIRED Smarter

Ashley Tyson, spends her time aligning diverse teams, working on decentralized systems and supporting blockchain ecosystem initiatives like Ethereum Community Fund and ETHPrize. She is the Co-founder, Web3 Foundation and in this session from WIRED Smarter 2020, she shares a new way of thinking about the web exploring what a return to the original principles of the web looks like and how cryptocurrency can enable that. ABOUT WIRED SMARTER Curated by WIRED’s award-winning editorial team, WIRED Smarter gathers the disruptive minds across business, technology, retail, finance and politics to investigate how innovation, technological advances and world events are changing the way we interact with customers. CONNECT WITH WIRED Events: http://wired.uk/events Subscribe for Events Information: http://wired.uk/signup Web: http://bit.ly/VideoWired Twitter: http://bit.ly/TwitterWired Facebook: http://bit.ly/FacebookWired Instagram: http://bit.ly/InstagramWired Magazine: http://bit.ly/MagazineWired Newsletter: http://bit.ly/NewslettersWired




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The Digital Tools to Expect in the Workplace of the Future | WIRED x Ezra

Most business leaders agree that remote working is here to stay. So how can businesses successfully adapt to this shift, and what have they already learnt? Along with their partner Ezra, WIRED Consulting convened leaders from Cisco, AzstraZeneca and Ovo to dive into this topic.




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Mythbusting - U.S. - China Relations, Explained

Michael Beckley, an associate professor of political science at Tufts University, goes over some common myths and facts about US and China relations. Are The United States and China destined for war? Is China surveilling U.S. data? Is the Chinese government about to collapse?




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Mentoring women in business with Cherie Blair | WIRED Smarter

Leading Queen’s Counsel, wife of the former British Prime Minister, and committed campaigner for women’s rights, Cherie Blair set up The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women in 2008. The Foundation was created to help women build small and growing businesses in low and middle income countries so that they can contribute to their economies and have a stronger voice in their societies. In this session from WIRED Smarter 2020, Cherie share's more about the newly-redeveloped mentoring platform, ahead of a relaunch of its Mentoring Women in Business programme. ABOUT WIRED SMARTER Curated by WIRED’s award-winning editorial team, WIRED Smarter gathers the disruptive minds across business, technology, retail, finance and politics to investigate how innovation, technological advances and world events are changing the way we interact with customers. CONNECT WITH WIRED Events: http://wired.uk/events Subscribe for Events Information: http://wired.uk/signup Web: http://bit.ly/VideoWired Twitter: http://bit.ly/TwitterWired Facebook: http://bit.ly/FacebookWired Instagram: http://bit.ly/InstagramWired Magazine: http://bit.ly/MagazineWired Newsletter: http://bit.ly/NewslettersWired




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The future of banking regulation | WIRED Smarter

How will banks be regulated in the future and what does this mean for your savings? Sarah Kocianski, Head of Research, 11FS shared recent findings with Louise Beaumont, Chair, Open Banking and Payments Working Group at WIRED Smarter 2020. "Sustainability doesn't mean profitability." ABOUT WIRED SMARTER Curated by WIRED’s award-winning editorial team, WIRED Smarter gathers the disruptive minds across business, technology, retail, finance and politics to investigate how innovation, technological advances and world events are changing the way we interact with customers. CONNECT WITH WIRED Events: http://wired.uk/events Subscribe for Events Information: http://wired.uk/signup Web: http://bit.ly/VideoWired Twitter: http://bit.ly/TwitterWired Facebook: http://bit.ly/FacebookWired Instagram: http://bit.ly/InstagramWired Magazine: http://bit.ly/MagazineWired Newsletter: http://bit.ly/NewslettersWired




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Review: Samsung Galaxy S21 and S21 Ultra Phones

Julian Chokkattu takes Samsung's new phones, the Galaxy S21 and S21 Ultra, for a spin.




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The future of augmented reality with Magic Leap's Peggy Johnson | WIRED Live

"Last year if you asked CEOs about augmented reality, it was on their radar - now, they're seeking it out." - Peggy Johnson, CEO, Magic Leap Peggy Johnson, CEO of Magic Leap, joined us at WIRED Live 2020 to share details of Magic Leap's enterprise focus and what lies ahead for the future of augmented reality.




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Building a grassroots climate movement with Vanessa Nakate | WIRED Live

Ugandan Climate Activist, Vanessa Nakate joins us at WIRED Live 2020 to discuss the threat of climate change on Africa, its impact on communities across the continent and how we can tackle the pace of climate change via grassroots climate movements. "While Africa endures an ever-growing list of climate change disasters, you wouldn't know it from watching the news."




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What if... we could bring extinct animals back to life? | What If

Jurassic Park may have first put the idea of bringing dinosaurs back from the dead into people's heads, but the question of whether we can bring back more recently extinct species is still very much alive and kicking for scientists. In the latest episode of WIRED's What If series, we look at the three techniques scientists are using today to potentially bring extinct animals back to life - breeding, cloning, and the use of CRISPR-cas9. This video was produced as part of Digital Society, a publishing partnership between WIRED and Vontobel where all content is editorially independent. Visit Vontobel Impact for more stories on how technology is shaping the future of society: https://www.vontobel.com/en-int/impact/ #WIRED #Deextinction #ExtinctAnimals With thanks: Melanie Challenger, Author and Bioethicist, How to Be Animal: A new history of what it means to be human Rich Grenyer, Associate Professor in Biodiversity and Biogeography, Official Fellow and Tutor at Jesus College, Oxford Helen Pilcher, Science writer and author of 'Bring Back the King: The New Science of De-extinction' Dr Britt Wray, Author and Fellow in Human and Planetary Health at Stanford University and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine The Big Sky: https://www.thebigsky.co.uk/




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DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis on its breakthrough scientific discoveries | WIRED Live

Deepmind, Co-founder and CEO, Demis Hassabis discusses how we can avoid bias being built into AI systems and what's next for DeepMind, including the future of protein folding, at WIRED Live 2020. "If we build it right, AI systems could be less biased than we are."




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Engineer Explains Every Roller Coaster For Every Thrill

In this edition of "A World of Difference," Korey Kiepert, owner and engineer with The Gravity Group, goes through the 8 main types of roller coasters and breaks down how they work as well as the decisions behind why they get built in the first place. Korey explains the difference between a giga coaster and a strata coaster, as well as what separates a "wild mouse" from a "mine train." Korey Kiepert, courtesy of The Gravity Group Special thanks: Kings Island, Holiday World, Gröna Lund




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The impact of virtual worlds in the real world with Improbable's Herman Narula | WIRED Live

Herman Narula is the co-founder and CEO of Improbable, a gaming startup which enables developers to make extraordinary multiplayer games. At WIRED Live 2020, Herman explores the impact of virtual worlds around us, with an exclusive look at a COVID simulation.




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Using AI as a creative tool with artist and stage designer Es Devlin | WIRED Live

Artist and stage designer Es Devlin has created stage sculptures for Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, the WEEKND and U2 and now at WIRED Live, she discusses her approach to creativity; AI as a creative tool; and the future of live experiences. "The practice has changed beyond recognition."




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Sustainability in architecture and design with Bjarke Ingels | WIRED Live

Bjarke Ingels, Founder and Creative Director, BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group, defines architecture as the art and science of making cities and buildings fit with the way we want to live our lives. At WIRED Live 2020, he explains the importance of sustainability in architecture and design. "Sustainable buildings are not only better for the environment, but for the lives of the people living in them."




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Technique Critique - "2034" Co-Authors Break Down Warfare Scenes From Film & TV

Elliot Ackerman and James Stavridis, co-authors of the book 2034, break down scenes from tv and film that feature themes from their novel about the next World War.




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What is the science behind unconscious bias? | WIRED Live

The term ‘unconscious bias’ has become a staple within diversity and inclusion initiatives – but what is the science behind it, and how does it really impact us as a society? Dr Pragya Agarwal, Behavioural Scientist offers a new perspective focused on the neuroscience behind unconscious bias at WIRED Live 2021. "The first step is to acknowledge that we are biased, and carry bias in our lives"




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How we can build a better internet with Labour's Chi Onwurah | WIRED Live

Labour MP, Chi Onwurah joined us at WIRED Live in 2020 to discuss the future of technology and how we can build a better internet for all. “How is technology meant to be for us all when it is built by so few of us?”




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Tech Support - CrossFit Coach Answers CrossFit Questions From Twitter

Jamie Hagiya, a CrossFit gym owner and coach, answers Twitter's burning questions about CrossFit. What even is the point of a burpee? How do you start with learning how to tire flip? Is CrossFit better than traditional lifting? Should you eat before doing CrossFit? Jamie answers all these questions and demonstrates the proper technique to use for various workouts.




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Creating healthy connections during Covid-19 with Joe Wicks | WIRED Live

The Body Coach, Joe Wicks shared strategies and techniques for how we can create healthy, positive and happy connections as we’re inching closer towards the post-Covid world at WIRED Live 2020.




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The search for life on Venus with Clara Sousa-Silva | WIRED Live

Clara Sousa-Silva, molecular astrophysicist and research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is at the centre of the current search for life on Venus. She investigates how molecules interact with light so that they can be detected on faraway worlds. She joined us at WIRED Live 2020 to share her findings on what life beyond earth can look like. Find out more about Clara Sousa-Silva’s work in our recent article on Venus and phosphine: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/venus-signs-of-life-phosphine




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How poker helped Maria Konnikova master human behaviour | WIRED Live

Maria Konnikova, Author of ‘The Biggest Bluff’ reveals how poker helped her master human behaviour at WIRED Live 2020. “Being underestimated is as good a superpower as they come because then you can get away with a lot.”




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The future of tech as a regulated industry with Benedict Evans | WIRED Live

Independent analyst, Benedict Evans spent 20 years analysing mobile, digital media and technology. He joined us at WIRED Live 2020 to examine the current tech industry and explore what the future of technology looks like as we go from an unregulated industry to a regulated industry. “There is not a technology problem, there are twenty technology problems - and they all require a different solution”




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How technology can be used in the fight against crime with the NCA's Lynne Owens | WIRED Live

The NCA is leading UK’s fight against serious and organised crime - the Director-General, Lynne Owens, spoke at WIRED Live 2020 about how technology, innovation and the creation of intelligent pictures can create a safer world. “We’re an agency which recognises that serious & organised crime is a global phenomenon enabled by technology, which needs some of the best innovators to conquer it.”




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Why Netflix keeps cancelling your favourite shows | WIRED Explains

Last year, sci-fi show Altered Carbon joined Sense8, The OA and Luke Cage in being axed from Netflix after just two seasons. What followed was the now-traditional furious fan campaign to save the series from an early death. But while it’s sad for fans to see a show cut dramatically short, for Netflix, it comes down to the data. In this WIRED Explains, we explore the data metrics Netflix uses to decide whether to renew or axe a TV show. #WIRED #Netflix #TVShows




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This or That: Peloton

Exercise equipment company Peloton was already on the rise before the pandemic, but stay-at-home orders catapulted home exercise to the next level. Is Peloton just the next fitness fad, or is it here to stay? WIRED's Lauren Goode reports. Edited and produced by Alicia Cocchi.




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Accent Expert Gives a Tour of North American Accents - (Part 3)

For a third time, dialect coach Erik Singer takes us on a tour of different accents across English-speaking North America. Erik, along with a host of other linguists and language experts, takes a look at some of the most interesting and distinct accents around the United States, Mexico and Canada. Host: Erik Singer Director: Alice Roth Producer: Alyssa Marino & Erik Singer Director of Photography: Charlie Jordan Production Manager: Morgan Winters Editor: Justin Sloan Post Production Manager: Nick Ascanio Head of Programming for WIRED: Chris Conti Linguists: Nicole Holliday, Megan Figueroa, Sunn m’Cheaux, & Kalina Newmark Dialect demonstrations: Amani Dorn Language Nest Revitalization Efforts in Hawaii footage courtesy of ʻŌiwiTV and ʻAha Pūnana Le A huge special thanks to: Pamela Vanderway Eliza Simpson James N. Stanford Nacole Walker Justin McBride Zachary Cooper Reg Charging International Dialects of English Archive The Language & Life Project Talkin’ Tar Heel, How Our Voices Tell the Story of North Carolina Dr. Walt Wolfram ʻŌiwiTV and ʻAha Pūnana Le




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Autocomplete Interview - SpongeBob's Tom Kenny & Bill Fagerbakke Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

'The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run' stars Tom Kenny and Bill Fagerbakke answer the internet's burning questions about themselves and the characters they play. What does Tom Kenny's voice actually sound like? How did Bill Fagerbakke get the role of Patrick Star? Who does Tom play in 'Rick and Morty'? Is Bill on Cameo? Tom and Bill answer all these questions and much more. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run is out now streaming on Paramount+.