Science
WIRED
Brandon Sanderson is Your God
He's the biggest fantasy writer in the world. He's also very Mormon. These things are profoundly related.
10+ min |
June 2023
WIRED
INSUDE EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME
The hackers were in thousands of corporate and government networks. They might still be there now. Behind the scenes of the SolarWinds investigation, unraveling one of the most sophisticated supply-chain attacks ever.
10+ min |
June 2023
WIRED
THE ENERGY TO SURVIVE
Jamie Beard is hell-bent on making geothermal power happen-big time-in the heart of oil-happy Texas. Yes, it's complicated. So is her life.
10+ min |
June 2023
WIRED
Sack Sprays
A new breed of self-care companies has a salve for fragile masculinity: lavender and tapioca-scented deodorants and moisturizers for the scrotum.
10+ min |
June 2023
WIRED
CHATGPT, UNLEASHED
OpenAl is now allowing its bot to interact with the live internet. This will make it more usefuland more problematic.
4 min |
June 2023
WIRED
FLIPPING COINS
Hackers working for the North Korean regime are laundering stolen crypto through mining services to throw tracers off their trail.
3 min |
June 2023
WIRED
SHOOT THE MOON
Andrew McCarthy produces images worthy of the James Webb Telescope from his backyard-with gear that doesn't require a NASA-grade budget.
2 min |
June 2023
WIRED
SAVE THE METAVERSE!
The internet is already ruined, but there's still a chance for the virtual universe to follow a different path.
4 min |
June 2023
WIRED
THE GREAT COMPRESSION
Before my father passed away, I promised him I would digitally archive his papers. It became a meditation on loss-and lossiness.
5 min |
June 2023
WIRED
Can We Slow Down Aging?
Twinn Health uses MRI scanning and Al to gain personalised insights into a patient's health and detect preventable disease early
4 min |
June 2023
WIRED
Who Watches the Watchers?
A tiny security blog went up against China's biggest surveillance camera companies and ignited a new battle in the US-China tech war.
10+ min |
May 2023
WIRED
ChatGPT Has Entered the Classroom
The Al chatbot has stoked fears of an educational apocalypse. Some teachers see it as a sorely needed reboot.
4 min |
April 2023
WIRED
"Turn Your Own Wrenches"
Six years ago, I moved my family into a 50-year-old RV-not just to see America, but to test my belief that anything worth fixing can be fixed.
10+ min |
May 2023
WIRED
JOY RIDE
Warmer weather and longer days make spring the best season for biking. It's also the perfect time to upgrade your steed, whether you're an electric enthusiast or an oldschool pedal pusher.
8 min |
May 2023
WIRED
GENERATIVE AI'S DIRTY SECRET
Fortifying search engines with ChatGPT-grade smarts could require a fivefold increase in computing power, with the carbon emissions to match.
3 min |
May 2023
WIRED
MARGARET ATWOOD, OPTIMIST
The literary legend on her new story collection, ChatGPT, dystopias, and why she's hopeful about the future.
8 min |
May 2023
WIRED
HOME KEY
Forget crypto, VR, AI. When it comes to empowering humans, new tech has nothing on the well-tempered clavier.
3 min |
May 2023
WIRED
THERE IS NO CURE
New drugs like Mounjaro and Ozempic may help people lose weight, but what we really need is a treatment for fatphobia.
5 min |
May 2023
WIRED
BACK TO THE ANALOG FUTURE
COMPUTERS HAVE BEEN DIGITAL FOR HALF A CENTURY, WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO RESURRECT THE CLUNKERS OF YESTERYEAR?
10+ min |
May 2023
WIRED
PLUME AND DOOM
IN THE ARCTIC, THAWING PERMAFROST IS UNLEASHING CLOUDS OF PLANET-HEATING METHANE. SCIENTISTS RELY ON AN ARSENAL OF TECH TO GET A HANDLE ON JUST HOW NASTY THE PROBLEM IS.
2 min |
May 2023
WIRED
I SAW THE FACE OF GOD IN A CHIP FACTORY
INSIDE TSMC, THE MYSTERIOUS TAIWANESE COMPANY AT THE CENTER OF THE GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY.
10+ min |
May 2023
WIRED
much ado about buy nothing
How an idealistic community for exchanging free stuff tried to break away from Facebook, and ended up breaking apart.
10+ min |
April 2023
WIRED
THE FENTANYL KING
With no future in Iraq, a former translator for the US military emigrated to Texas to start a new life. He ended up becoming one of the biggest drug dealers on the dark web.
10+ min |
April 2023
WIRED
THE SPACEPORT AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD
A TINY VILLAGE IN SCOTLAND IS BETTING ITS FUTURE ON ROCKET LAUNCHES. BUT THE SCHEME MAY THREATEN THE FRAGILE LANDSCAPEAND THE AMBITIONS OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST POWERFUL LANDOWNER.
10+ min |
April 2023
WIRED
DEPTН CHARGE
Companies are gearing up to MINE the SEAFLOOR, targeting rocks rich with metals that are essential to our EV-powered future. THE BIG QUESTION: How much OCEAN are we willing to SACRIFICE?
10+ min |
April 2023
WIRED
THIS is a PHILOSOPHER on DRUGS
I WAS AT THE LOWEST POINT IN MY LIFE. I NEEDED A MIND-ALTERING JOLT.
10+ min |
April 2023
WIRED
THE GREENEST TECH
A Paris startup is genetically modifying houseplants to scrub toxins from the air in homes and businesses, but it may take a jungle's worth to make a difference.
4 min |
April 2023
WIRED
THE HAVES AND HAVE-NOTS OF THE METAVERSE
Virtual landowners have found a way to put their investments to work-by porting the class system to the cloud.
4 min |
April 2023
WIRED
STREAM COME TRUE
If a famous influencer you wish to be, you must answer these questions three.
5 min |
April 2023
WIRED
NO, I CAN'T LET YOU HAVE THIS
The easy gratification of little viral lies is costing us more than it's worth.
4 min |