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
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
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
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
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
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
Popular Mechanics US
Whether We Should Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth
At first blush, it sounds like a line from Jurassic Park, the fictional dream of resurrecting creatures long dead
1 min |
May - June 2023
Popular Mechanics US
Build Our Propane-Fired DIY Pizza Oven
We did it-here's how you can, too.
10 min |
May - June 2023
Popular Mechanics US
How We'll Die on Mars
Establishing a permanent human presence on the Red Planet will be risky, but researchers are finding solutions that will keep future residents alive Long enough to die peacefully. Here's how it could happen
10+ min |
May - June 2023
Popular Mechanics US
How Sonar Actually Works
IN THE EARLY DAYS OF WORLD WAR II, ALLIED navies faced a stark challenge: how to detect Germany's growing fleet of U-boats and prevent them from repeating the havoc wrought in World War I
2 min |
May - June 2023
Popular Mechanics US
CAN STRUCTURAL BATTERIES SAVE ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT?
The two largest aircraft manufacturers in the world have snubbed battery-operated aircraft. Researchers in Europe think they might have (part of) a solution: Make the plane out of the battery
10 min |
May - June 2023
Popular Mechanics US
The Truth Is Out There.So Is Lue Elizondo.
Unidentified craft are entering restricted U.S. airspace. Elizondo wants to ensure they don't cause the next Pearl Harbor
10+ min |
May - June 2023
Popular Mechanics US
PlayStation VR 2 Is the Second Chance for Blockbuster VR
SONY'S PLAYSTATION VIRTUAL REALITY (PSVR) 2 headset represents the next generation of highfidelity VR
6 min |
May - June 2023
Popular Mechanics US
If AI Can Take Our Jobs
CHAT GPT HAS RECENTLY BLOWN UP THE internet with its ability to replicate human speech
2 min |
May - June 2023
Popular Mechanics US
These Tips to Increase Your Home's Water Pressure
WHEN SHOWERHEADS IN YOUR HOME ARE WEAK, water dribbles out of faucets, and the washing machine takes forever to fill, the problem could be low water pressure
3 min |
May - June 2023
Popular Mechanics US
If We'll Ever Reach Warp Speed
THE SECRET TO FASTER-THAN-LIGHT physics could be to double down on the number of dimensions, according to research published last December in the journal Classical and Quantum Gravity
2 min |
May - June 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
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
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
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
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 |
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
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 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
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
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
Fast Company
Beauty's New Scientific Methods
The most innovative beauty brands are employing biotech to advance haircare and skincare.
1 min |
March - April 2023
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
Amazing Trips
From a distance, the picture looks like a pen-and-ink study of a super famous painting, the Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci. Up close, all you see is a squiggly mess of connected lines that form a jagged but continuous path.
2 min |
March 2023
AppleMagazine
What Time is It on Moon? Europe Pushing for Lunar Time Zone
With more lunar missions than ever on the horizon, the European Space Agency wants to give the moon its own time zone.
2 min |