Culture Podcast: Star Wars Isn’t the Only Thing Worth Celebrating Today
This week on the WIRED Culture podcast we’re getting a little nostalgic while also looking forward to a bright future.…
Celebrate May the 4th With WIRED’s Best Star Wars Videos
This May the Fourth learn how to make a stormtrooper figurine breakdance, get the 411 on BB-8, and start saving…
$3,000 Guitar Made of ‘Solid Linen’ Looks and Plays Like Wood
Blackbird’s El Capitan Guitar looks and sounds like it’s made from wood, but it’s a totally different material. The post…
An Autonomous Robot Won’t Replace Your Surgeon Anytime Soon
Robots are coming for jobs in hospitals. Which ones will they take over first? The post An Autonomous Robot Won’t…
Watch J.J. Abrams and Lin-Manuel Miranda Rap ‘Jabba Flow’
It’s a very special May the Fourth, indeed. The post Watch J.J. Abrams and Lin-Manuel Miranda Rap ‘Jabba Flow’ appeared…
It’s One Step for Trump, One Giant Setback for Data Crunchers
By sheer force of personality, the likely Republican nominee has trampled over one number-savvy competitor after the other. The post…
How We Epically Obliterated an $800 Lego Star Destroyer
Here’s how we crushed a Lego Star Destroyer and captured the whole thing at 1,000 frames-per-second. Happy Star Wars Day!…
DJ Shadow Is Back With ‘The Mountain Will Fall,’ a Heady Video in Outer Space
From alien planets to untethered space-walking, the first video from Shadow’s upcoming fifth album is a whole lot of atmosphere-free…
Google’s Self-Driving Minivan Could Bring Autonomy To the Rest of Us
Google’s going to turn Chrysler’s new minivan into an autonomous test mule. And not just for parents. The post Google’s…
In Don DeLillo’s New Novel Zero K, Cryonics Doesn’t Just Preserve—It Destroys
Zero K, out this week, is beautiful—but it sees in the advent of cryonic technology a chilling effect that dooms…