Trump’s Infrastructure Fix: Let Somebody Else Spend $1 Trillion
The president-elect hopes to trigger private spending to fix America’s crumbling roads. The post Trump’s Infrastructure Fix: Let Somebody Else…
Florida Votes to Release Millions of Zika-Fighting Mosquitos
On Tuesday, the constituents a Florida county voted to yes to a genetically modified experiment in disease vector control. The…
WIRED Book Club: A Trip Inside the Mind of Jeff VanderMeer
Jeff VanderMeer’s <em>Southern Reach</em> trilogy takes us deep into the author’s weird, wonderful subconscious. The post WIRED Book Club: A…
Even for the GOP, Parts of Obamacare Should Be Worth Saving
Mandatory requirements only make up a quarter of Obamacare’s 955 pages. The rest has provisions that most people either don’t…
How Facebook Is Transforming Disaster Response
From Safety Check to crisis-detection algorithms and internet drones, the social media behemoth is becoming a vital tool in catastrophic…
Nintendo Might Just Rule the Holidays With Its NES Classic Stocking Stuffer
Perfect renditions of classic 8-bit games like Super Mario and Zelda, plus a low price, all but guarantees success for…
Trump’s Win Isn’t the Death of Data—It Was Flawed All Along
The lesson of Trump’s victory is not that data is dead. The lesson is that data is flawed. It has…
America’s Brief Role as a Climate Leader Is Probably Over
While America was watching Donald Trump sweep the polls, climate representatives from over 200 countries were watching America’s commitments to…
Trump’s Win Signals Open Season for Russia’s Political Hackers
After their success in the US election, the Kremlin’s hackers are setting their sights on other political processes around the…
Doctor Strange Has Us Totally Entranced
This week on WIRED’s culture podcast we’re talking about Marvel’s Sorcerer Supreme and the election’s most-biting late-night moments. The post…