‘Game of Thrones’ Recap, Season 7 Episode 6: Heroes Do Stupid Things The game of thrones has always been less of a battle and more of an art. Although weapons and armies are essential tools for its players, statecraft and spycraft are the defining forces that […]
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Why The US Solar Industry Doesn’t Want Government Protection
Why The US Solar Industry Doesn’t Want Government Protection Suniva was once among the top solar panel manufacturers in America. Then, in April, the Georgia company declared bankruptcy. A few days after, it revealed why: Foreign governments, like China, had subsidized competing solar cell manufacturers abroad, […]
Machines Learn a Biased View of Women
Machines Learn a Biased View of Women Last fall, University of Virginia computer-science professor Vicente Ordóñez noticed a pattern in some of the guesses made by image-recognition software he was building. “It would see a picture of a kitchen and more often than not associate it […]
Driverless Cars Need Ears as Well as Eyes
Driverless Cars Need Ears as Well as Eyes You need just two eyes and two ears to drive. Those remarkable sensors provide all the info you need to, say, know that a fire engine is coming up fast behind you, so get out of the way. […]
Tim Allen’s Question About Apes Tops this Week’s News Roundup
Tim Allen’s Question About Apes Tops this Week’s News Roundup From the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia (and death of Heather Heyer) to the terror attacks in Spain, this last week has been an especially rough one both online and off. Sure, a few small, […]
Heading Back to School? Download These Study Apps for Android and iOS
Heading Back to School? Download These Study Apps for Android and iOS When Thirsty Thursday rolls around, the last thing you want is to be stuck behind a pile of books of the library, pulling an all-nighter to finish up that essay. These great apps can […]
Cord-Cutting Still Doesn’t Beat the Cable Bundle
Cord-Cutting Still Doesn’t Beat the Cable Bundle I’d like to cut the cord. It sounds fun! I picture myself wielding cartoonishly large gardening shears, poised to sever the nearest coaxial cable. I rejoice in the thought of my newfound freedom, of sending my Charter Spectrum account […]
The Most Extreme Way to Watch the Eclipse? Chase It in a Jet
The Most Extreme Way to Watch the Eclipse? Chase It in a Jet The total solar eclipse on Monday, August 21 is shaping up to be an Earth-shaking event, if the crowds getting into position five days early are any indication. But while carloads of chasers […]
Wow, ‘Terminator 2’ in 3-D Is a Bad Idea
Wow, ‘Terminator 2’ in 3-D Is a Bad Idea Having nearly run out of eye-rolling Avengers conjoinings and bastardized reboots, Hollywood execs have landed on an even lazier way to sell movie tickets: 3-D releases of beloved classics. The latest victim of this desecration? Terminator 2: […]
“Change is Good” Book Excerpt: WIRED Cofounder Louis Rossetto’s New Novel Parties Like It’s 1998
“Change is Good” Book Excerpt: WIRED Cofounder Louis Rossetto’s New Novel Parties Like It’s 1998 Louis Rossetto cofounded WIRED in 1993. From his perch as editor in chief, he watched as the nascent internet took off, fulfilling his prediction that the world was about to be […]