https://www.wired.com Thu, 22 Dec 2016 01:38:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1 https://www.wired.com/2016/12/google-honda-waymo-on-self-driving-cars/ https://www.wired.com/2016/12/google-honda-waymo-on-self-driving-cars/#respond Wed, 21 Dec 2016 23:26:11 +0000 Alex Davies https://www.wired.com/?p=2140383 The idea is to match the companies' areas of expertise. The post Google and Honda Are Teaming Up on Self-Driving Cars appeared first on WIRED.]]> https://www.wired.com/2016/12/google-honda-waymo-on-self-driving-cars/feed/ 0 https://www.wired.com/2016/12/lets-go-physics-jumping-super-mario-run/ https://www.wired.com/2016/12/lets-go-physics-jumping-super-mario-run/#respond Wed, 21 Dec 2016 21:22:49 +0000 Rhett Allain https://www.wired.com/?p=2140216 When Mario jumps in Super Mario Run, is it realistic or not? What is the acceleration of Mario? How big is he? The post Let's-a-Go: The Physics of Jumping in Super Mario Run appeared first on WIRED.]]> https://www.wired.com/2016/12/lets-go-physics-jumping-super-mario-run/feed/ 0 https://www.wired.com/2016/12/white-houses-fix-robots-stealing-jobs-education/ https://www.wired.com/2016/12/white-houses-fix-robots-stealing-jobs-education/#respond Wed, 21 Dec 2016 21:07:09 +0000 Klint Finley https://www.wired.com/?p=2140212 A new White House report predicts that millions of jobs could be displaced by AI and automation. The answer, it says, is more education. The post The White House’s Fix for Robots Stealing Jobs? Education appeared first on WIRED.]]> https://www.wired.com/2016/12/white-houses-fix-robots-stealing-jobs-education/feed/ 0 https://www.wired.com/2016/12/encryption-app-signal-fights-censorship-clever-workaround/ https://www.wired.com/2016/12/encryption-app-signal-fights-censorship-clever-workaround/#respond Wed, 21 Dec 2016 20:01:59 +0000 Andy Greenberg https://www.wired.com/?p=2140043 A technique called "domain fronting" makes the app's encrypted traffic look no different from a Google search. The post Encryption App 'Signal' Fights Censorship With a Clever Workaround appeared first on WIRED.]]> https://www.wired.com/2016/12/encryption-app-signal-fights-censorship-clever-workaround/feed/ 0 https://www.wired.com/2016/12/global-warming-beneath-permafrost/ https://www.wired.com/2016/12/global-warming-beneath-permafrost/#respond Wed, 21 Dec 2016 13:00:41 +0000 Chelsea Leu https://www.wired.com/?p=2125716 "Permafrost is a silent ticking time bomb," says Robert Spencer, an environmental scientist at Florida State University. The post Bacteria, Methane, and Other Dangers Within Siberia's Melting Permafrost appeared first on WIRED.]]> https://www.wired.com/2016/12/global-warming-beneath-permafrost/feed/ 0 https://www.wired.com/2016/12/binge-guide-transparent/ https://www.wired.com/2016/12/binge-guide-transparent/#respond Wed, 21 Dec 2016 12:00:24 +0000 Lexi Pandell https://www.wired.com/?p=2136575 Spend some time with the Pfeffermans. You won't regret it. The post WIRED Binge-Watching Guide: Transparent appeared first on WIRED.]]> https://www.wired.com/2016/12/binge-guide-transparent/feed/ 0 https://www.wired.com/2016/12/heres-much-lego-brick-stepped-worth/ https://www.wired.com/2016/12/heres-much-lego-brick-stepped-worth/#respond Wed, 21 Dec 2016 12:00:23 +0000 Rhett Allain https://www.wired.com/?p=2137906 Here is a sign that shows a quarter pound of Lego for $8.99. What does this say about the distribution of Lego blocks? Density included. The post Here’s How Much That Lego Brick You Stepped on Is Worth appeared first on WIRED.]]> https://www.wired.com/2016/12/heres-much-lego-brick-stepped-worth/feed/ 0 https://www.wired.com/2016/12/anonymous-barrett-brown-free-ready-pick-new-fights/ https://www.wired.com/2016/12/anonymous-barrett-brown-free-ready-pick-new-fights/#respond Wed, 21 Dec 2016 12:00:13 +0000 Andy Greenberg https://www.wired.com/?p=2139042 After four years in prison, Anonymous' rabblerousing information activist is back with a new plan to restart his radical muckraking. The post Anonymous' Barrett Brown Is Free—and Ready to Pick New Fights appeared first on WIRED.]]> https://www.wired.com/2016/12/anonymous-barrett-brown-free-ready-pick-new-fights/feed/ 0 https://www.wired.com/2016/12/take-chilling-360-degree-tour-nasas-glacier-spying-plane/ https://www.wired.com/2016/12/take-chilling-360-degree-tour-nasas-glacier-spying-plane/#respond Wed, 21 Dec 2016 12:00:11 +0000 Jack Stewart https://www.wired.com/?p=2119920 Explore the 1966 Lockheed P-3 that helps with Operation Icebridge. The post Take a Chilling 360-Degree Tour of NASA’s Glacier-Spying Plane appeared first on WIRED.]]> https://www.wired.com/2016/12/take-chilling-360-degree-tour-nasas-glacier-spying-plane/feed/ 0 https://www.wired.com/2016/12/hyundai-exoskeletons/ https://www.wired.com/2016/12/hyundai-exoskeletons/#respond Wed, 21 Dec 2016 12:00:08 +0000 Jack Stewart https://www.wired.com/?p=2139131 A self-driving car's no good for someone who can't get to the curb. 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