Psyched About the Harriet Tubman $20? Prepare to Wait
Like anything else in government—electing a new president, or getting legislation through Congress—redesigning currency is a long, slow, process. The…
Civil War’s Winter Soldier Couldn’t Survive This Giant Jump
In this clip from Captain America Civil War, the Winter Soldier jumps down from a great height. What kind of…
See How Your Town’s Transit Stacks Up to Hundreds of Other Cities
An unprecedentedly large and national transit data set takes the temperature of your local transit agencies. The post See How…
Architecture Gets a Little Sweeter When It’s Made of Gum
Sam Kaplan builds sculptures out of the stuff that gets stuck to the bottom of your shoe. The post Architecture…
I Saw the Future of Netflix in a Japanese Reality Show
Netflix is going global, but that’s not just about exporting US entertainment abroad. It also means the rest of the…
Of Course Congress Is Clueless About Tech—It Killed Its Tutor
Congress has a STEM problem. It needs independent science and technology advisers, like it used to have. The post Of…
Review: Beoplay A1
The Danish company Bang & Olufsen has released a new Bluetooth speaker, the Beoplay A1, which comes pre-accessorized with a…
VW Will Buy Back Your Cheating, Polluting Diesel
Volkswagen will offer to buy back the nearly 500,000 diesel cars it illegally programmed to cheat on emissions tests, Reuters…
EU Accuses Google of Antitrust Violations Over Android
Google, European authorities allege, simply has too much power to keep potential rivals out of the mobile market. The post…
Culture Podcast: Is Disney Too Big to Fail?
These days, it’s one Disney blockbuster after another, and on this week’s WIRED Culture podcast we’re trying to figure out…