Why Are Colleges So Hostile to Fantasy Writers?
College English departments aren’t often havens for genre fiction. But some fantasy writers are starting to change that. The post…
Take a Load Off With These 6 Swanky Camping Hammocks
Looking for a free-floating, ultralight shelter on the go? We’ve got you. The post Take a Load Off With These…
Space Photos of the Week: Jupiter, Is That You?!
Jupiter’s full of angry cyclones, it’s summer solstice on Saturn, and there’s a monstrous supermassive black hole at the center…
Ecologists Are Drowning in Sea of Data. These Tools Could Help
To assess the ocean’s health, ecology’s “rugged individualists” learned to get with the big data program. The post Ecologists Are…
Meet the Nerds Coding Their Way Through the Afghanistan War
Inside the Defense Digital Service’s mission to Afghanistan. Their mission? Make the tech tools used by the US military suck…
Bitcoin Has Come Roaring Back—But So Have the Risks
The bitcoin boom is back. But the only real rule with cryptocurrencies is uncertainty. The post Bitcoin Has Come Roaring…
After Win in China, AlphaGo’s Designers Explore New AI
Google’s DeepMind lab is retiring its Go-playing machine, with an eye on so much more. The post After Win in…
War Machine Is Your Sneak Peek at Netflix’s Blockbuster Future
Brad Pitt’s combat satire is the streaming service’s riskiest original film yet. But where does the company grow from here?…
Google’s AlphaGo Trounces Humans—But It Also Gives Them a Boost
The world’s top Go players are now taking pages from AlphaGo’s playbook. The post Google’s AlphaGo Trounces Humans—But It Also…
Assistants, Please
Is there anything your phone can’t do these days? The post Assistants, Please appeared first on WIRED. Source: WIRED