When Was the Last Time You Finished a Book? You Need an AI Reading Companion Like Me
When a flattering email arrived inviting me to participate in an AI venture called Rebind that I’d later come to think will radically transform the entire way…
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These Women Came to Antarctica for Science. Then the Predators Emerged
Content warning: This article includes scenes of physical and sexual harassment and assault. The trouble in Antarctica started in Boston. It was August 1999,…
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OpenAI Staff Threaten to Quit Unless Board Resigns
OpenAI was in open revolt on Monday with 490 employees threatening to leave unless the board resigns and reinstates Sam Altman as CEO, along with cofounder and…
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Patrick Stewart Boldly Explores His Own Final Frontier
Let me just be honest: Patrick Stewart brings out my daddy issues. That keen gaze, alternately steely and compassionate. That warrior-monk profile, disciplined…
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Scientists Have an Audacious Plan to Map the Ancient World Before It Disappears
In the center of Siena, Italy, a cathedral has stood for nearly 800 years. A black-and-white layer cake of heavy stone, fine-cut statuary, and rich mosaics, the…
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Meet the Psychedelic Boom’s First Responders
Everything was insane and fine. The walls had begun to bend, the grain in the floorboards was starting to run. Jeff Greenberg's body had blown apart into…
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I Saw the Face of God in a Semiconductor Factory
I arrive in Taiwan brooding morbidly on the fate of democracy. My luggage is lost. This is my pilgrimage to the Sacred Mountain of Protection. The Sacred…
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Life as a 21st-Century Trucker
1 When Jay LeRette preaches the Word, he transforms from a mild Midwesterner—one who loves country gospel, rides a horse he has trained to roll over and grin,…
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Ada Palmer and the Weird Hand of Progress
Gregory Barber Backchannel Feb 10, 2022 6:00 AM The sci-fi author writes about the 25th century and teaches college students about the 15th. The past we think…
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North Korea Hacked Him. So He Took Down Its Internet
For the past two weeks, observers of North Korea's strange and tightly restricted corner of the internet began to notice that the country seemed to be dealing…
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A Grand Unified Theory of Buying Stuff
Years ago, I asked a friend what kind of case she planned to buy for her shiny new flip phone. She paused, a little offended. “I don't like to buy stuff for my…
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Students at Berkeley Planned a Protest Against Crispr Rival Feng Zhang, Then Cancelled
Student planned a protest against Feng Zhang's appearance at UC Berkeley, the home of competing Crispr inventor Jennifer Doudna, and then canceled it.
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He Thought He Could Outfox the Gig Economy. He Was Wrong | WIRED
Jeffrey Fang was a ride-hailing legend, a top earner with relentless hustle. Then his minivan was carjacked—with his kids in the back seat. Jeffrey Fang,…
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The 60-Year-Old Scientific Screwup That Helped Covid Kill
All pandemic long, scientists brawled over how the virus spreads. Droplets! No, aerosols! At the heart of the fight was a teensy error with huge consequences.
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Here’s What Learning to Juggle Does to Your Brain
First of all, you have to stop thinking and kind of become a robot.
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How to Escape a Sinking Ship (Like, Say, the 'Titanic') | WIRED
First, put on your fanciest clothes. And at 1:15 am, consider heading down to Deck D.
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Vaccines Are Here. We Have to Talk About Side Effects
Disinformation could thwart distribution before government messages have a chance to push back. Debunking might turn out to be everyone’s job.
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Did QuantumScape Just Solve a 40-Year-Old Battery Problem?
Earlier this year, the startup claimed to have a revolutionary solid-state lithium-ion cell that could change EVs forever. Now it has data to prove it.
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Inside Parler, the Right's Favorite 'Free Speech' App | WIRED
The top app on both Google and Apple's app stores this week promises conservatives a safe space—but gives priority treatment to its most high-profile users.
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The Xenobot Future Is Coming—Start Planning Now | WIRED
We're on the cusp of being able to program biological systems like we program computers. That raises some thorny questions.
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A Nameless Hiker and the Case the Internet Can’t Crack | WIRED
The man on the trail went by “Mostly Harmless." He was friendly and said he worked in tech. After he died in his tent, no one could figure out who he was.
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Scientists Found Phosphine on Venus—A Possible Hint of Life | WIRED
A simple molecule floating in Venus's atmosphere is now humans' best bet for finding companionship in the galaxy.
