As we look forward during the Covid-19 outbreak, some governors are already talking about opening some businesses back up. Is it too early? Rushing to open could lead to a deadly second wave of infections and could be a massive error. Dr. Seema Yasmin outlines some critical mistakes that we should try to avoid while fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.

Dr. Seema Yasmin, pandemic expert and former epidemic intelligence service officer, examines the 2011 film "Contagion" and compares the Hollywood feature to the current Covid-19 pandemic. The prescient film got a lot of things right, but plenty of the movie's main points were pure fiction. Dr. Yasmin combs through the picture, offering her professional insights.

12 to 18 months is the timeline we keep hearing about for a potential Covid-19 vaccine. While this is possible, it would also be the fastest we've ever developed a vaccine. Dr. Seema Yasmin takes a look at the standard timeline for creating a vaccine, from the exploratory stage all the way until manufacturing and quality control. Just how does a Covid-19 vaccine fit into this timeline?

Lots of people like kayaking, and some even enjoy white water, but Rafael Ortiz takes it to another level. Rafael is obsessed with kayaking over massively steep waterfalls.

We talked to 16 people on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, all experiencing different points of the infection rate curve. We asked them a series of questions regarding their specific situations. Here are there answers. Check your risk for COVID-19 here: https://c19check.com/start

The cast of 'Hamilton' use the power of Twitter to answer the internet's burning questions about the now-ubiquitous Broadway show, 'Hamilton.' What were some of the best backstage moments? Would 'Hamilton' be different in 2020? Will there ever be a 'Hamilton 2'? How did the original cast come together? Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail, Daveed Diggs, Christopher Jackson, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Leslie Odom Jr., Jasmine Cephas Jones, Oak Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos, and Phillipa Soo answer all these questions and more! 'Hamilton' is now streaming on Disney+

Sword fighting expert Christina Traister examines a variety of scenes from movies and television featuring sword fighting and applies her expert analysis. Could Darth Maul really hold off two attackers like in 'The Phantom Menace'? Was Arya's sword training in 'Game of Thrones' accurate? Did the Black Knight from 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' really only sustain a mere flesh wound? Christina Traister is an Associate Professor of Acting and Stage Combat at the University of Michigan

Extreme sports legends Travis and Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins Pastrana use the power of Twitter to answer the internet's burning questions about stunts, motocross, rally car, skateboarding and much more. LIFE SIZE TOYS is now available on Quibi. Quibi Life Size Toys: Hosted by Nitro Circus ringleader Travis Pastrana, ‘Life-Size Toys’ will feature the world’s most beloved kids’ playthings, now brought to life and super-sized by the Nitro Circus crew, then tested to the extreme by the best stunt performers in the business. This is nostalgia in overdrive.

Artist TM Davy explains how to draw a self-portrait in 11 levels of increasing complexity. Starting off with the ubiquitous "solar head" and moving on to portraits that implement light, shadow and color, TM Davy deftly describes how a drawing evolves through materials and techniques. TM Davy is an New York-based artist and a professor at the School of Visual Arts. To see more of his work visit: http://www.tmdavy.com/ and @tmdavy on Instagram.

Reed Hastings spoke with Nicholas Thompson at WIRED25 about all things Netflix, from its recommendation algorithm to its future evolutions.

Chefs Jon Gray, Pierre Serrao, and Lester Walker of Ghetto Gastro joined chef and restauranteur Gabriela Cámara and Bon Appetit's Sonia Chopra at WIRED25 to discuss cheap eats, healthy eating during the pandemic, and making good food accessible to all.

Daniel Duane, WIRED contributor in conversation with Maria Streshinsky, Executive Editor, WIRED.

Jacob Collier plays and transforms a familiar tune through a variety of different emotions. Jacob takes "Londonderry Air" (more popularly known as "Danny Boy") and pulls the song through many twists and turns as he transmutes the piece on the fly. How does the song sound "angry," or "sad"? How about with more complex emotions, like "disruptive" or "betrayed"? For more Jacob Collier, visit http://www.JacobCollier.com and Jacob's musical universe ➡ https://jacobcollier.lnk.to/Follow

Produced by WIRED Brand Lab with Qatar Foundation | The effectiveness of higher education in America is a topic of much debate and the value of a liberal arts degree is questioned now more than ever. In this Wired guide, we explore why liberal arts degrees are critical in most careers and speak about it to experts at Education City, a unique academic campus of 8 global universities run by Qatar Foundation.

Produced by WIRED Brand Lab with Qatar Foundation | The face of education is changing faster than ever before with so much technology at our fingertips. Some educators are particularly excited about the promise of virtual reality creating transformative learning opportunities. In this WIRED guide, we reached out to experts at Qatar Foundation to get the full scope of what’s possible with VR.

Yo-yo champion Harrison Lee explains yo-yo tricks in 26 levels of difficulty. Starting with tricks using an unresponsive yo-yo, Harrison progresses until he's popping the yo-yo into the air, and dancing the string in and out of the yo-yo's axle.

2020 was quite the year. Rachel Brosnahan and Natasha Leggero from "Yearly Departed" answer 50 of the most googled questions about the year 2020. What were some of the most googled questions from this tumultuous year? Was 2020 the hottest year on record? Was 2020 a recession? Who won the NBA Finals MVP? Rachel and Natasha answer all these questions (well, the best they can) and much more. Yearly Departed is out on Amazon 12/30

Wizards of the Coast game designer and editor Matt Tabak uses the power of Twitter to answer the internet's burning questions about Magic: The Gathering. Why does everyone "hate" mono-white? If you attack with a 2/2 creature and are blocked by a 2/2 creature, which creature gets destroyed? What happens if your hand has no lands and you can't play any cards? What's the weirdest, most obscure MTG rule that Matt knows of? Matt answers all these questions and much more.

Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey is a globally recognised authority on Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace. Join him at WIRED Smarter where he spoke about how businesses everywhere can challenge the traditional diversity and inclusion narrative to fit a model they can actually use. 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.

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.

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

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."

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."

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

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."

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"

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.”

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”

If you close your eyes and picture an apple, how clear is that apple in your mind? Most people can visualise images in their head instantaneously - this known as the mind's eye. But in 2015, a scientific study shed new light on the relatively unheard-of phenomenon known as aphantasia, a mental blindness where the brain is unable to call images to the mind eye. This short documentary uncovers the root cause of a person's emotional detachment from people and events - and the unexpected advantages that come with it. Alex Wheeler shares the story of how his experiences with aphantasia have affected his life, particularly his grieving process after losing his mum, as he seeks answers from Adam Zeman, Professor of Cognitive and Behavioural Neurology at the University of Exeter Medical School. WIRED also talks to artist and YouTuber Amy Right, better known as @AmyRightMeow, who shares their experiences with aphantasia and how it feeds their creative process. Produced as part of WIRED Health https://www.wired.co.uk/partnerships/wired-health Director: @Simon Mulvaney Producer: Anna O'Donohue Featuring: Alex Wheeler , Adam Zeman, Amy Right Field Producer: Lewis Faithfull Studio Cinematographer: Dan McPake Studio Art Director: Deborah Du Vernay Animation & VFX: Run Zebra Run Original Music Composition: Liam Hennessy and Joe Danher VHS Digitised by EachMoment – https://eachmoment.co.uk Subscribe to WIRED UK ► https://www.youtube.com/wireduk?sub_confirmation=1 Visit the WIRED website ► https://www.wired.co.uk Subscribe to WIRED Magazine ► https://www.wired.co.uk/subscribe Sign up for one or more of our WIRED newsletters: https://www.wired.co.uk/newsletters CONNECT WITH WIRED Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wireduk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wireduk Twitter: https://twitter.com/wireduk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wired-uk 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.

Asus' new smartphone, the ROG Phone 5, makes mobile gaming more tactile and fun. Two built-in touch-sensitive buttons on the side of the phone improve the experience, as does helpful software that makes physical controllers compatible with any game—and custom accessories, like a clip-on fan to keep things cool.

Want the image quality of a DSLR without the bulk? Mirrorless cameras do more with less. But choosing the best one for you can be confusing. Reviewer Scott Gilbertson spent the last year testing dozens of cameras, in all kinds of shooting scenarios, to come up with the best mirrorless camera options for all different types of photographers.

Do you know what the most frustrating thing about a compass is? It ONLY points North. But what if a compass could point to something....more appetizing? WIRED has challenged maker Joe Grand to figure out how to make a compass that points to pizza, in just three weeks. Pizza Compass Project Page: http://www.grandideastudio.com/portfolio/pizza-compass

Tim Drier works with scientific glass all day, but what if he took some of those techniques he's perfected for scientific glass and applies them to standard barware? Watch as Tim takes us step-by-step through his process of making beautiful drinking glasses. Tim Drier is a scientific glass blower for Dow Chemical.

Why are cicadas so freakin' loud? Entomologist Samuel Ramsey has the answers. Dr. Sammy explains why it's so important for cicadas to gather in large groups and make lots of noise.

It's not easy designing a new helicopter, especially if that new helicopter has to survive a ride on a rocket into space. NASA's Ingenuity helicopter is the first machine aerial vehicle to fly on a planet outside Earth. Ingenuity was designed specifically to fly on Mars. So, why did NASA decide to design a helicopter specifically for Mars?

Ants have been documented to be able to carry up to twenty times their own body weight. If a human could lift twenty times their body weight that would be about 4,000 pounds. Ant biologist Fred Larabee and paleoanthropologist John Hawks talk about how humans lift heavy weights and why we can't lift as much as ants. John and Fred also look into what it would take for humans to be able to lift as much as ants can. Fred Larabee is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and Research Associate at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History John Hawks is an expert in paleoanthropology, genetics, and evolution. You can find out more on his website here: https://johnhawks.net/. He is also professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Dennis McCarthy, the man behind all of the cars from the Fast and the Furious franchise, uses the power of Twitter to answer the internet's burning questions about cars. How many cars have they destroyed filming the Fast and the Furious franchise? What's the point of spoilers on cars? Why do people rev their engines? What's better, a low-rider or a muscle car? Dennis answers all these questions and much more. F9 is in theaters June 25, http://www.thefastsaga.com/

Three-time Olympian & Olympic Gold Medalist Dominique Dawes Golden: The Journey of USA's Elite Gymnasts is now Streaming on Peacock, https://pck.tv/3pmsJjO

Astronaut Mike Massimino attempts to explain what Jeff Bezos's space flight will be like, in just about the same amount of it will take for Jeff to take the flight. The Blue Origin flight lasts about 11 minutes, there's no pilots and it's totally automated. Mike breaks down all the steps of the flight and tires to best to explain what Jeff will experience while in space. Follow Mike on Social: twitter: @astro_mike instagram: @astromikemassimino facebook: AstroMikeMassimino linkedin: Michael Massimino

The cast of Netflix's 'Never Have I Ever' answer the web's most searched questions about 'Never Have I Ever' and themselves. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Darren Barnet, Ramona Young, Jaren Lewison, Lee Rodriguez, and Megan Suri get together to answer questions like: Does Maitreyi play the harp? What's Darren's Snapchat? What grade is Paxton in? When did Megan start acting? Is Ramona a singer? How tall is Lee? The entire crew answer all these questions, and much more! 'Never Have I Ever' Season 2 premieres July 15 on Netflix.

Emily Kuhn, a former gymnast and current physics PhD student at Yale University, explains all the math behind the amazing flips and turns we see during the Olympic gymnastics competitions. Emily explains why "The Biles" tumbling routine is so difficult as well as the types of forces acting on these gymnasts every time they use the uneven bars.

Cardistry pioneers Dan and Dave Buck explain cardistry in 22 levels of difficulty. From a foundational Z-Grip to complicated cuts like the Leno, watch how these two card innovators demonstrate and break down everything that goes into the art of card handling.

Astronaut Mike Massimino answers the internet's burning questions about the far reaches of space. How do astronauts get leverage when screwing things in? After a long space flight, where does the poo go? Does NASA let astronauts get acclimated to space on their first space walk? Are space suits comfortable? How many languages do astronauts have to learn? Does space have a smell?

The cast of Netflix's 'Outer Banks' answer the web's most searched questions about 'Outer Banks' and themselves. What's Chase Stokes's real name? Does Madelyn Cline have an Instagram? How did Madison Bailey meet Mariah Linney? How did Jonathan Daviss get into acting? Does Rudy Pankow have any siblings? Madelyn, Chase, Madison, Jonathan, and Rudy answer all these questions and more! Outer Banks is streaming on Netflix now.

90% of the world's adults consume some form of caffeine everyday, making it the most widely used psychoactive drug on Earth. Michael Pollan, author of "This Is Your Mind On Plants," explains why. Michael goes into the history of coffee drinking, breaking down its origins and how it benefits humankind.

In collaboration with H&M, this new series shows how fashion is changing for the better. First off, tech and textile innovator Erik Bang on the world’s first Looop recycling system.

Director Neill Blomkamp sits down with WIRED to talk about the innovative camera rig his team created for his video game-inspired horror film, Demonic.

SAFETY DISCLAIMER: Talent is a trained expert at operating these knives. Anyone who is not a trained professional and is learning to operate these knives should only use a dull trainer knife to prevent injury. Professional balisong flipper Corbin Lovins explains balisong tricks in 24 levels of difficulty.

Diego Tinoco, Jessica Marie Garcia, Brett Gray, Sierra Capri, Jason Genao, and Julio Macias answer the web's most searched questions about themselves and 'On My Block.' Does Diego have tattoos? Was Sierra in 'Hidden Figures'? What's Jessica's favorite color? Who is Jason's celebrity crush? What school did Brett go to? Is Julio single?? The 'On My Block' cast answers all these questions and much, much more! On My Block Season 4 releases October 4 on Netflix

'No Time to Die' stars Daniel Craig and Lashana Lynch answer the web's most searched questions about themselves and James Bond. How many James Bond movies is Daniel Craig in? How old is Lashana Lynch? How many languages does Daniel speak? Does Lashana know martial arts? Daniel and Lashana answer all these questions and much more! 'No Time to Die' is in theaters October 8th.