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NASA Creates Robots That Can Climb Walls

We take a look at some of the new robotic technology being developed at JPL's Robotics Lab, including robots that use "gecko" technology to grip walls and climb 90 degree surfaces.




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Google's Self-Driving Cars Have Clocked 2 Million Miles

By this point, self driving cars are a common sight in Silicon Valley and Google’s fleet of nearly 60 autonomous cars hit a milestone: They have now clocked more than two million miles of driving on public streets.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Blindspot's Jaimie Alexander Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions

Jaimie Alexander hangs with WIRED to answer the Internet's most searched questions about herself.




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Step Inside Boeing’s Elaborate New 737 Test Plane

Boeing is putting its newest plane, the 737 MAX, through a grueling series of test flights. Onboard, instead of seats and a meal service, a team of engineers captures data on its performance, and eats snacks from a cooler.




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Out of Office with Brent Rose - GoPro's New Cameras (Hero5 Black and Session) Full Review

GoPro's new 4K cameras, the Hero5 Black and Hero5 Session, aim to deliver the best GoPro experience yet. Brent Rose takes them through their paces, and compares the Hero5 to Garmin's impressive Virb Ultra 30.




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Predators: Chameleons Have Killer Fast Tongues

Chameleons are deceptively great hunters, with a tongue that can snipe prey in a split-second.




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Absurd Creatures - The Most Stunning Fish in the Sea Are Actually Dragons (Kinda)

The leafy and weedy seadragons might not breathe fire, but they’re every bit as majestic as real dragons.




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Project Bubbles: The New Frontier of Gaming

UCLA’s Dr. Dennis Hong gives us a glimpse into a new project that could change the way we think about interactive gaming.




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The Frontiers Issue with Guest Editor President Barack Obama - President Barack Obama Guest-Edits WIRED's November Issue

Like WIRED, our 44th president is a relentless optimist. President Barack Obama focuses on the future and the next hurdles that humanity will need to overcome to move forward.




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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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The Frontiers Issue with Guest Editor President Barack Obama - President Barack Obama on Fixing Government With Technology

WIRED guest editor President Barack Obama discusses what he’d like to see technology solve in government with WIRED editor in chief Scott Dadich and MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito.




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The Frontiers Issue with Guest Editor President Barack Obama - President Barack Obama on Bureaucracy VS. Moonshots

WIRED guest editor President Barack Obama, WIRED editor in chief Scott Dadich and MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito discuss where the center of artificial intelligence research is and where it might be.




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The Frontiers Issue with Guest Editor President Barack Obama - President Barack Obama on How We'll Embrace Self-Driving Cars

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.




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The Frontiers Issue with Guest Editor President Barack Obama - President Barack Obama on the True Meaning of Star Trek

POTUS is a Trekkie! WIRED guest editor President Barack Obama, WIRED editor in chief Scott Dadich and MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito discuss the original Star Trek series and what it reveals about our common humanity.




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The Frontiers Issue with Guest Editor President Barack Obama - President Barack Obama on What AI Means for National Security

WIRED guest editor President Barack Obama, WIRED editor in chief Scott Dadich and MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito discuss the challenges of cyber security in the age of artificial intelligence.




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The Frontiers Issue with Guest Editor President Barack Obama - President Barack Obama on the Future of AI

President and WIRED guest editor Barack Obama discusses the future of artificial intelligence with WIRED editor in chief Scott Dadich and MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito.




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President Obama Admits It: He's a Science Nerd

Barack Obama won't be president for much longer. But while he still is, he's seeking to cement his legacy as a booster of science and technology.




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Tech Effects - How Does Music Affect Our Brains & Our Bodies?

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.




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Nikola Tesla and Wireless Charging

Telsa was a wacky guy with some far-fetched ideas, but many of theories about how electricity could work would eventually prove to be dead on.




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Secretary of State John Kerry Knows What A Messy Election Feels Like

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.




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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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Elon Musk Says Every New Tesla Will Drive Itself

Elon Musk wants you to take your hands off the wheel, foot off the gas, and let him do the driving. Rather, let his cars take over.




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The World's Largest Telescope

China has built the world's largest radio telescope and they're using it to observe outer space.




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The Future of Driverless Cars

Our future may be filled with driverless cars. Here's a look at some of the ingenious ways we can make riding in a driverless car a more engaging experience.




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Picking Pumpkins, The Pumpkin Harvest Process

McGrath Brothers Great Pacific Pumpkins produce over a million pounds of pumpkins a year. A McGrath Brothers farmhand takes us through a pumpkin's journey; from seed to the store shelves.




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Unmasking the Secrets That Ancient Mummies Hold

Centuries ago, middle-class Egyptians buried their mummies with masks made out of recycled papyrus. Many of those sheets were covered in Ancient Greek text, which is hard to read without destroying the masks. Now a team of imagining experts are finding ways to read the texts without pulling the ancient artifacts apart.




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Guess What Uber's Promising Now: Flying Cars

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.




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This Robot Smokes Cigarettes So Rats Don't Have To

Researchers at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University have built a robot that can smoke cigarettes just like a human to better understand lung diseases. You're welcome, smoking lab rats.




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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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Absurd Creatures - These Fish Were Made for Walking and That's Just What They Do

The mudskipper is a fish marvelously adapted to terrestrial life. From it's powerful fin-feet to its googly eyes perched on top of its head, it's made for boogying across terra firma.




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The Middle Class Is in Trouble, and These Numbers Prove It

The 45th President of the United States has a big task ahead. Something is happening to the middle class and it's not good.




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Inside Facebook's Quest to Beam the Internet Via Solar Drone

A WIRED exclusive look at how Facebook will beam the internet with Aquila, a stratospheric solar-powered drone equipped with millimeter wave communications technology.




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Why Massaging Your Kale Makes It Taste Better

It sounds weird and a little creepy but science proves that massaging your kale removes the bitter taste the leaf can have. Makes sense, because who isn't a little less bitter after a good massage?




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For the Lowly Dung Beetle, Life Doesn't Always Stink

Poop rules everything around the dung beetle, including its sex life.




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Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond & James May Show Us the Last Thing on Their Phones

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.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Reggie Watts Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions

Reggie Watts answers the Internet's most searched questions about himself. REGGIE WATTS: SPATIAL premieres on Netflix Dec 6




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Snap's Spectacles Are the First Camera We Actually Want to Wear

Snap, the company formerly known as Snapchat, just released its sunglasses with built-in cameras. They're tough to get, but fun to use and they just might be the first face computer you'll actually want to wear.




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These Self-Flying Helicopters Team Up to Fight Fires and Save Lives

Two Lockheed Martin helicopters, with help from a pair of drones, join forces to fight fires and save lives.




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Food Myths: Does Turkey Make You Sleepy?

You finish that thanksgiving feast and immediately all you want to do is sleep. Many people blame the turkey for their sudden comatose state, but that may not be 100% true.




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This Radical Redesign Could Keep Gas Engines Pumping

Achates Power is reviving the century-old opposed piston layout to make gas-powered cars more efficient.




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Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond & James May Race Toy Cars

Former "Top Gear" and current "The Grand Tour" hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May put their driving skills to the ultimate test...by racing toy cars.




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How Oculus Designed Its Touch VR Controllers

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.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Jennifer Aniston & Jason Bateman Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

Office Christmas Party stars Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman hang with WIRED to answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves.




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Design FX - The Amazing Visual Effects of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"

The Harry Potter prequel, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, finds Eddie Redmayne performing a mating ritual in front of a massive computer-generated beast. Using a combination of puppets and CGI, a slew of effects houses were able to craft convincing monsters to populate J.K. Rowling's imaginative world.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Kate McKinnon & Vanessa Bayer Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

Office Christmas Party stars Kate McKinnon and Vanessa Bayer hang with WIRED to answer the Internet's most searched questions about themselves.




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Rhett & Link Show Us the Last Thing on Their Phones

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




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Surviving Family Occasions with Tips From Google's Mindfulness Mentor

Family occasions are stressful especially around the holidays.Google's Chade-Meng Tan shares some mindfulness tricks that'll keep you sane.




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Airbus' Futuristic Jet Concept Comes With Flying Spas and Bars

The Transpose concept uses modular architecture to keep life in the sky fresh and comfortable.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - The Cast of "Rogue One" Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions

"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" stars Felicity Jones, Donnie Yen, Diego Luna, Riz Ahmed, Ben Mendelsohn and Alan Tudyk answer the internet's most searched questions about themselves.




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Smosh Shows Us the Last Thing on Their Phones

Internet super-celebrities Smosh gather up their courage and show us the last things on their phones.