Popular Mechanics US
Rapid Evolution
ON APRIL 26, 1986, THE No. 4 reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in northern Ukrainethen part of the Soviet Union-exploded, sending a massive plume of radiation into the sky. Nearly four decades later, the facility and much of the surrounding area remain uninhabited-by humans, at least.
2 min |
July - August 2024
Popular Mechanics US
Our New Moon Epoch
WHEN HUMANS GET INVOLVED IN places they weren't invited, things start to change. The Moon is no different.
1 min |
July - August 2024
WIRED
Do The Math - Learn you a Haskell-the spooky, esoteric cult classic of programming languages.
Learn you a Haskell-the spooky, esoteric cult classic of programming languages. Programming paradigms are mainly divided into "imperative programming" and "functional programming." The dichotomy isn't clear-cut, as a growing number of languages support both styles, but for our purposes it may be enough to say that in imperative programming you write code as a series of steps, line by line, while in functional programming you define mathematical functions and let the machine worry about the steps. In terms of actual functionality and usage, imperative programming is the far more common approach.
5 min |
July - August 2024
WIRED
DeLorean vs DeLorean
Decades after her dad's iconic sports car time-traveled into movie history, Kat DeLorean wants to build a modern remake. There's just one problem: Someone else owns the trademark on her name.
10+ min |
July - August 2024
WIRED
FIXER UPPER
Maybe you think they're majestic. Maybe you think they're an eyesore. No matter how you feel about wind turbines, there'll be a lot more of them in coming years.
3 min |
July - August 2024
WIRED
THE COMMUNIST & THE CELEBRITY
CHINA MIÉVILLE WRITES A NOVEL WITH THE INTERNET'S BOYFRIEND.
10+ min |
July - August 2024
WIRED
DESIRED
WIRED's visit to the intersection of luxury and technology.
2 min |
July - August 2024
WIRED
THE BEHIND THE SCENES TECHNO-WIZARDRY OF ARATI PRABHAKAR
She has the ear of the US president and a massive mission: help manage AI, revive the semiconductor industry, and pull off a cancer moonshot.
10+ min |
July - August 2024
WIRED
THE FORENSIC EMPIRE OF ELIOT HIGGINS
As fakes and deceptions proliferate at record speeds, one guy has maintained a miraculous nose for the truth-the founder of Bellingcat, the world's biggest citizen-run intelligence agency.
10+ min |
July - August 2024
WIRED
THE TRICKY BREAKAWAY OF PHIL WIZARD
He recently deactivated the Patreon that helped him scrape together enough to get by. Now he’s a somewhat reluctant) global ambassador for a new Olympic sport.
10+ min |
July - August 2024
WIRED
PRETTY IN PINK
Why did scientists put tangerine DNA in a pineapple-and can this Frankenfruit help change public opinion toward bioengineered foods?
5 min |
July - August 2024
Innovation & Tech Today
Revolutionary Cinematography
Oren Soffer and Gareth Edwards’ Dramatic Vision of Al Comes to Life in The Creator
6 min |
Volume 9 / Issue 2
Innovation & Tech Today
Electrifying the Future
The Evolution of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
4 min |
Volume 9 / Issue 2
Innovation & Tech Today
Industrial Metaverse
How Business Value is Driving Adoption
4 min |
Volume 9 / Issue 2
Innovation & Tech Today
Embracing the Sun
Remarkable Advancements in LightYear Solar-Powered Cars
3 min |
Volume 9 / Issue 2
Innovation & Tech Today
The Best of CES 2024
A Recap of the Year’s Famous Tech Extravaganza
8 min |
Volume 9 / Issue 2
Innovation & Tech Today
AI in Hollywood
Actors Reaching Stardom With Al
4 min |
Volume 9 / Issue 2
Innovation & Tech Today
The Rise of ChatGPT
The Newfound Power of Al in the Workplace
4 min |
Volume 9 / Issue 2
Innovation & Tech Today
Generative Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education
Balancing Benefits, Concerns, and Ethical Use
6 min |
Volume 9 / Issue 2
Innovation & Tech Today
The Fitbark 2: Pet Wellness at Your Fingertips!
Track Your Best Friend’s Health Like Never Before
2 min |
Volume 9 / Issue 2
Innovation & Tech Today
The Future of Entertainment
U2’s Performance at LV Sphere Showcases the Power of Innovation
8 min |
Volume 9 / Issue 2
Innovation & Tech Today
Electric-Powered Adventures
A Look Into the Zero Emission Winnebago eRV2
3 min |
Volume 9 / Issue 2
Innovation & Tech Today
Looking Beyond Medicine
How VR Technology is Changing the Pediatric Experience
4 min |
Volume 9 / Issue 2
Innovation & Tech Today
POWERING FORWARD
Navigating the World of Electric Vehicle Charging
4 min |
Volume 9 / Issue 2
Innovation & Tech Today
American Manufacturing
Women in the Lone Star State
2 min |
Volume 9 / Issue 2
Innovation & Tech Today
Revolutionizing Mobility
Advancements and Challenges of Al in Self-Driving Cars
2 min |
Volume 9 / Issue 2
WIRED
Women at the Bottom of the World
They go to Antarctica with dreams of studying the unknown. What they discover there is the stuff of nightmares.
10+ min |
May - June 2024
WIRED
THE NERD-KING VIBES OF JENSEN HUANG
The Nvidia CEO turned a graphics-card company into a trillion-dollar AI behemoth. Now he wants to transform the rest of the world-health care, robotics, autonomous driving, the works.
10+ min |
May - June 2024
WIRED
HAPPY HAUNTING
IN A CHARMING game called This Discord Has Ghosts in It, up to 15 participants at a time gather in a Discord server that has been reimagined as a haunted house. (Of course.) Inside lies a maze of (chat) rooms where each player takes the role of either an eponymous spirit or a paranormal investigator.
3 min |
May - June 2024
WIRED
RUSSIAN, GO HOME
WHEN MY COUNTRY WENT TO WAR, I FACED A CHOICE: Flee to a world where the truth might kill me - or seek peace in censored oblivion.
10+ min |