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NASA’s Testing Its Biggest Flame Thrower, Er, Rocket Ever

If humans are going to get to Mars, they're going to need rockets with some serious liftoff power. NASA’s Space Launch System is the most powerful rocket in the world and engineers are going to blast it, for testing purposes, of course.




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'Swiss Army Man' Directors Show Us the Last Thing on Their Phones

In ‘Swiss Army Man’ a guy stranded in the wilderness gets by thanks to a corpse and a dying cell phone. The Daniels came to the WIRED office, so we asked them to show us what was on their smartphones.




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Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza & Adam DeVine Show Us the Last Thing on Their Phones

Aubrey Plaza, Anna Kendrick, and Adam Devine from 'Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates' show us the most recent items on their phones - from texts, to safari pages, to emojis, videos, alarm clocks and more!




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Design FX - Roland Emmerich Breaks Down the Visual Effects Used in "Independence Day: Resurgence"

Mike Seymour sits down with "Independence Day: Resurgence" director Roland Emmerich and discusses the astonishing visual effects used in his newest picture, as well as the revolutionary new N-Cam system.




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Giants of the Business World Reveal What #CreativityIs

What is creativity to you? In the world of business it's all about bravery and collaboration.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Slow Mo Guys, MatPat, AsapSCIENCE, and Burnie Burns Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

MatPat, AsapSCIENCE, The Slow Mo Guys and Burnie Burns answer the internet's most searched questions about YouTube, influencers, fame, and of course themselves.




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Social Exercise: How the Cultish November Project Uses Hugs and Social Media to Get Fit

A workout with the social media-powered November Project San Francisco tribe who explain the bounce, dropping verbals, and the dreaded "We Missed You."




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NASA Explains How the Juno Probe Got to Jupiter

The experts at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory explain the incredibly precise, solar-powered Juno mission to the radiation-strewn planet Jupiter.




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How Darpa Is Making Hacking Into a Spectator Sport

DARPA, the Department of Defense research arm, is trying to make its biggest hacking challenge into a visually exciting competition, complete with color commentary.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Dana Carvey Answers the Web’s Most Searched Questions

Dana Carvey, star of the upcoming film 'The Secret Life of Pets,' answers the internet's most searched questions about himself.




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We Tested A Real-Life Iron Man Glove

A fun look at all the things that are possible when wielding the powerful Iron Man glove. Iron Man glove designed and built by Patrick Priebe - http://www.laser-gadgets.com/




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Flight Mode | The Bunker-Like Vault Where Jet Engines Prove Their Worth

Before takeoff, jet engines must prove they're safe, reliable, and capable. In episode two of WIRED's Flight Mode we step into the massive bunkers where engineers test and maintain these mighty beasts, all to keep you up in the air.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Mr. Robot's Carly Chaikin Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions

Carly Chaikin, star of MR. ROBOT, answers the internet’s most searched questions about herself.




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Absurd Creatures | The Bizarre Sea Spider Won’t Bite. We Promise.

The sea spider isn’t actually a spider, but it’s genitals are on its legs. Which is nice.




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Apple IIe vs Modern iMac Throwdown

In this episode, watch as we tear down Apple’s //e and 27” iMac. We pull them apart, compare them, and give interesting tech, cultural details and statistics.




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GM's RoboGlove Will Turn Workers Into Tool-Slinging Cyborgs

GM's building a power-assisted glove that will make spinning a wrench a whole lot easier.




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How Juno Will Reveal the Secrets of Our Solar System

Find out how NASA’s Juno Mission will help unlock the mysteries of our planet and our solar system.




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Science of Food | The Truth About Grilling With Charcoal

Few things get grillers more riled up than arguing about gas versus charcoal. Let us and our friends at Chefsteps settle this debate once and for all.




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4 Things You Need To Know About Lab Grown Meat

The four things you need to know about lab grown meat!




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Absurd Creatures | Meet the Teeny-Tiny Creature With a Buzz Saw for a Face

May I introduce you to the rotifer, a magical microscopic critter that uses a buzz saw to suck its victims into its face.




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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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Science of Food | Make Your Own Soft Serve With Dry Ice–And Sweet, Sweet Science

You might think that you can only get soft serve at the ice cream parlor—not true! Let us and our friends at ChefSteps prove that all it takes is some dry ice and a little science to make your own ice cream at home.




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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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Facebook's Grand Plan to Connect Every Corner of the World Takes Flight

Facebook’s huge internet-beaming drone finally takes it's first flight and it's all part of the tech giant's plans to provide internet access in remote parts of the world.




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Believe It: Segway’s New ‘Hoverboard’ Is Actually Kinda Cool

You know those people you see on guided Segway tours? You know how you laugh at them and swear you’ll never do that? Well, Segway may have the answer to its ‘uncool’ problem with its new MiniPro.




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Everything We’re Dying to See at Comic-Con 2016

Comic-Con has kicked off in sunny San Diego and boy is there a lot to see.




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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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Star Trek’s Sofia Boutella Shows Us the Last Thing on Her Phone

Sofia Boutella, who plays Jayla in Star Trek Beyond, shows us the most recent items on her phone - from texts, to music, to emojis, videos, instagram and more!




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Science of Food | How to Make a Latte Without Milk or a Fancy Espresso Machine

Lactose intolerant folks rejoice! You can make a latte without milk. All you need is a bit of science and some xanthan gum.




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Inside the Gigafactory, Where Tesla is Building its Future

Tesla's Gigafactory, under construction in Sparks, Nevada, will be the largest building in the world, by footprint, when it's finished. The batteries it produces are crucial to Tesla's plan to make affordable electric vehicles.




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Werner Herzog Takes Us Inside His New Film 'Lo and Behold'

Filmmaker Werner Herzog discusses his new film 'Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World' which examines the Internet and the data revolution.




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Werner Herzog on Emoji: ‘Let Them Keep Smiling. I Don’t Care’

WIRED asked Werner Herzog, whose new film 'Lo and Behold' examines the information age of the Internet, to weigh in on tech manners.




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Meet Dyson’s New Roaming Robo-Vac

The Dyson 360 Eye has a camera on top that can survey your home’s layout, helping it vacuum every available inch.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Cara Delevingne Answers the Web’s Most Searched Questions

Cara Delevingne, star of Suicide Squad and Luc Besson’s much anticipated Valerian, hangs with WIRED to answer the Internet’s most searched questions about herself.




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Absurd Creatures | We Can’t Tell if the Sea Pig Is Adorable or Terrifying

Meet the bizarre sea pig, a kind of sea cucumber that walks along the sea floor on little squishy feet. Oh, and it shoves dead things into its mouth with tentacles.




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Science of Food | How to Make Super-Classy Culinary Foam, Even if You Aren’t Classy

Nothing says fancy dining quite like a blob of foam. So soothing, such a great mouth feel. And get this: you can easily make it at home, expensive restaurants be damned!




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See How an Insane 7-Circle Roundabout Actually Works

Your first thought upon seeing Swindon's 'magic roundabout' might be: man, the Brits have really lost the plot lately. But this thing—which is actually seven roundabouts in one—has been working for 60 years.




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Here's How to Fight Zika: With More Mosquitoes

Scientists in California are breeding and releasing mosquitos into Zika hotspots. While it may seem like they're making matters worse, they are actually releasing a kind of biological trojan horse.




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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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Nokia 3310 vs iPhone 6s Throwdown

In this episode, watch as we tear down Nokia's 3310 and the iPhone 6s. We pull them apart, compare them, and give interesting tech, cultural details and statistics.




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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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Liquids Are So 2015. Here’s How to Package Them in Spheres

Liquids. They’re so… liquidy. But our friends at ChefSteps have a quick and easy way to trap them, in beautiful delicious little spheres.




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Who Said it? Luke Cage or Nic Cage

It’s surprisingly easy to get the two confused. Both are tall badasses known for saying outlandish things. So we threw some quotes at Mike Colter, who plays Luke Cage in Netflix's new series, and asked him to guess who said them—Nic Cage or Luke Cage.




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The DEA Chilled Out a Bit and Made It Easier to Study Weed

The DEA just made it easier for scientists to get their hands on more of the stickiest of the icky.




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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer 2

The official trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, in which a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story arrives in theaters December 16, 2016.




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To Save an Endangered Fox, Humans Turned Its Home into a War Zone

To save the endangered island fox and its home off the coast of California, scientists went to war on invasive species like feral pigs and aggressive ants.




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Hello, River Dolphin. What’s Up With Your Giant Head?

The river dolphin is good at two things: having a giant head and being able to turn that head. That last bit is indeed a skill. We promise.




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How to Pressure-Cook With Steam—and Good-Old Science

The pressure cooker. It sounds, well, terrifying. But not only is it a perfectly safe way to cook if you’re not screwing around, thanks to the laws of physics, it’s a perfectly speedy way to cook too.




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How Tesla's Self-Driving Autopilot Actually Works

Exploring everything from the radars and camera to the Mario Kart easter egg, our roadtrip shows Tesla’s autopilot works well—but it's no self-driving wunderkind.




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No, the Ocean Didn’t Grow Hair. It’s the Garden Eel!

The garden eel is harmless and actually pretty cute. But get a bunch of them together and things start looking a wee bit creepy.