Process: Turning Russian Missiles Into U.S. Nuke Fuel
By 2013, the equivalent of 20,000 Soviet missiles will have been repurposed to light the same US homes they were built to annihilate. The post Process: Turning Russian Missiles Into U.S. Nuke Fuel...
View ArticleMost Dangerous Object in the Office: Mo-Tool Ax
Brook & Hunter’s Mo-Tool is quite a monstrosity, but you can’t frown on it forever—it has an ax! The post Most Dangerous Object in the Office: Mo-Tool Ax appeared first on WIRED.
View ArticleThree Smart Things About Food Irradiation
Wired outlines the good, the bad, and the explosive about food irradiation. The post Three Smart Things About Food Irradiation appeared first on WIRED.
View ArticleMuseum of Fakes: German Gallery Showcases Best Knockoffs
The Museum Plagiarius in Solingen, Germany, showcases the nuances of pretty convincing knockoffs by exhibiting fakes alongside their authentic counterparts. The post Museum of Fakes: German Gallery...
View ArticlePro-Science Rapper’s Shout Out for Evolution
Baba Brinkman—dubbed the hip hop Richard Dawkins—is releasing music videos from his Rap Guide to Evolution album in hopes that teachers will punch up their science lectures. The post Pro-Science...
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Best Discredited Substances
In the case of phlogiston, orgone, and luminiferous ether, thankfully, the truth of the matter came out. The post Best Discredited Substances appeared first on WIRED.
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Putting Scientists on Mars in Permanent Colonies
Physicist Paul Davies explains that traveling to and subsisting on the Red Planet isn't the hard part—it's getting people home. The post Putting Scientists on Mars in Permanent Colonies appeared first...
View ArticleAmericans, Thou Shalt Shop and Spend for the Planet
Your desire to buy things isn't turning the earth into a landfill. In fact, consumers have led the fight against two pressing environmental threats: fossil fuels and industrialized food. The post...
View ArticleWhere Celebrities Fall in the Uncanny Valley
Lovable droid or horrific baby doll? Wired editors plot some boldface names on their version of Masahiro Mori's "uncanny" chart. The post Where Celebrities Fall in the Uncanny Valley appeared first on...
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Twitter’s Fame Machine: Confessions of a Celebrity Ghost Tweeter
Odds are you’ve read Annie Colbert’s work—you just didn’t know it. That’s because Colbert (pronounced like Bert of Bert and Ernie, not like Stephen) is a celebrity tweeter. She has stood in at the...
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