That should make for interesting conversations at the Facebook board meeting. The post Ultimate Tech Bro Peter Thiel Will Be a Delegate for Trump appeared first on WIRED.

A 120-sided dice is not an original idea, says mathematician Henry Segerman. "We were just the people crazy enough to actually do it." The post The Mind-Boggling Challenge of Designing 120-Sided Dice appeared first on WIRED.

A company trying to build the Hyperloop has dusted off an old, little known technology that's key to levitation. The post The Elegant Tech That May Make the Hyperloop a Reality appeared first on WIRED.

How Hamilton became #Hamilton. The post Hamilton's Savvy Plan to Keep Fans Stoked Even if They Never Get Tickets appeared first on WIRED.

Gods and Inhumans. Galactic battles and street-level scuffles. It's really hard to keep track of everything in the Marvel universe. Here's a guide. The post Your Complete Guide to the Ever-Ballooning Marvel Cinematic Universe appeared first on WIRED.

The open source physics site arXiv is turning 25, and it's going to get a makeover. But what does that mean for its principles of data transparency? The post A Reboot of the Legendary Physics Site ArXiv Could Shape Open Science appeared first on WIRED.

Hong Kong is transformed by the beautiful, mysterious light that occurs just after sunset. The post Forget Golden Hour. Hong Kong's Blue Hour Is Where the Magic's At appeared first on WIRED.

The big, metallic X-Man was made using motion-capture magic—and shiny balls on sticks. The post Deadpool's VFX Team Made Colossus Using Shiny Balls on Sticks appeared first on WIRED.

The latest smartphone from Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi is powerful, well built, and relatively cheap (under $400). The post Review: Xiaomi Mi 5 appeared first on WIRED.

Frank Howarth just made a Death Star out of bamboo. Frank Howarth is now your hero. The post This Wood Death Star Is the Pinnacle of Carpentry appeared first on WIRED.

The broken gadget you thought you were recycling may not be headed where you think. The post Location Trackers Reveal Where Your E-Junk Really Ends Up appeared first on WIRED.

Italian designer Nazzareno Ruspolini created a series of lamps that clamp onto your phone. It's called the Ibat-Jour, and it's freakin' adorable. The post Absurdly Cute Accessory Turns Your iPhone's Light Into a Lamp appeared first on WIRED.

Nintendo announced this morning that the "Super Mario Mash-Up Pack" will be released on May 17 as a free update for owners of the Wii U version of the game. The post The Official Minecraft-Mario Mashup You've Been Waiting for Is Here appeared first on WIRED.

A company called Dataminr supplied the government with real-time alerts, until Twitter reportedly said stop. The post Twitter May Have Cut Spy Agencies Off From Its Flood of Data appeared first on WIRED.

What happens when a CalTech theoretical physicist examines what it means to be human, whether God exists, and what happens after you die? The post Maybe You're Not an Atheist–Maybe You're a Naturalist Like Sean Carroll appeared first on WIRED.

The Happy Film, a movie by acclaimed graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister, is equal parts reality show and experimental art piece. The post The Happy Film: Famed Designer Stefan Sagmeister's Wild, Unsettling Pursuit of Bliss appeared first on WIRED.

Think "Slave Leia" needs a cooler moniker? Well, she's now (officially!) "the Huttslayer." That's not all that's happening in Star Wars news. Catch up here. The post Cantina Talk: 'Slave Leia' Is Now Officially 'The Huttslayer' appeared first on WIRED.

Square Enix's next entry in the Final Fantasy series was announced at E3 Expo 10 long years ago. The post Final Fantasy XV Is 10 Years Old, But No One's Played It Yet appeared first on WIRED.

What do you call it when livestreaming's no longer live? The post Periscope Now Saves Broadcasts—And Streams From Your Drone appeared first on WIRED.

He'll never be the most powerful superhero, nor the coolest. But Cap's become the most valuable soldier in the Marvel universe. The post How Captain America Became Marvel's Big-Screen Secret Weapon appeared first on WIRED.

SPOILERS: Arya is back on her way to being just "a girl" and Daenerys Targaryen is back with the Dothraki. Oh, and Tyrion wants to play a drinking game. The post Game of Thrones Death Pool: Dany's Back and Arya's Back in Action appeared first on WIRED.

The hydra's got kind of a jellyfish thing going on, with tentacles it uses to snag prey. But it can live a really, really long time. The post Absurd Creatures: Hail Hydra, the Incredible, Maybe-Immortal Animal appeared first on WIRED.

Among the many nicknames Coloradans have for their state, "the mother of rivers" is particularly apt. The post They Don't Call Colorado the Mother of Rivers for Nothin', Folks appeared first on WIRED.

We've lost control of our web browsers. Yan Zhu is trying to wrestle it back. The post The Ad-Blocking Hacker Making Your Browser More Paranoid appeared first on WIRED.

Advertisers are spending more money on traditional television than they have in a long time as the digital dichotomy unravels. The post Nope, the TV Business Isn't Dead Yet. Far From It, Really appeared first on WIRED.

Jason Shulman calls his images a “subtle translation” and “photographic gestalt” of famous films. The post Haunting Long-Exposure Photos of Your Favorite Movies appeared first on WIRED.

Using directional high-frequency emitters, the HyperSound setup makes TV audio clear without having to blast the volume. Just don't expect any bass at all. The post These Ultrasound Speakers Can Help People With Hearing Loss appeared first on WIRED.

We put six of the most popular gas grills through a battery of tests in our labs and backyards. The post Grilling Season Is Here. These Are the Best Gas Grills appeared first on WIRED.

To help you prep for summer grilling season, we took a close look at six of the most popular charcoal grills on the market. The post Burn, Baby, Burn: The Best Charcoal Grills You Can Buy appeared first on WIRED.

To find out which travel grills are the best of the best, we spent hours upon hours grilling everything we could get our hands on. The post Brisket at the Beach? Here Are the Best Portable Grills appeared first on WIRED.

A California startup is deploying a fleet of drones to deliver blood in rural Rwanda. The post This Startup Wants to Use Drones to Drop Blood, Not Bombs appeared first on WIRED.

The band's highly anticipated ninth album got a surprise release this weekend after two new videos in the past week. Here's where to find it. The post Here's How to Listen to Radiohead's New Album appeared first on WIRED.

Claire, for reasons unknown, insists on jeopardizing her happiness with Jamie to save the life of her present-day husband, Frank. Ugh. The post Outlander Recap: Claire Is the Most Selfish Person of All Time appeared first on WIRED.

If you happened to be offline this week you might have missed Donald Trump's latest, taco-bowl-equipped attempt to win over voters. Catch up here. The post While You Were Offline: Trump Loves 'Hispanics,' Taco Bowls appeared first on WIRED.

Experiments that can fit on a tabletop are probing the nature of dark matter and dark energy and searching for evidence of extra dimensions. The post Tiny Tests Probe for Dark Matter and Other Exotic Physics appeared first on WIRED.

Sweden is always in the vanguard. Over 350 years ago, it became the first European nation to print paper money. Now it could be the first to phase it out. The post One Swede Will Kill Cash Forever—Unless His Foe Saves It From Extinction appeared first on WIRED.

In the latest "Geek's Guide to the Galaxy" podcast, Joyce Carol Oates talks about the future of science fiction and keeping up with the news on Twitter. The post Joyce Carol Oates: New Media Is Creating a Nightmare America appeared first on WIRED.

Each Saturday we round up the news stories that we didn’t break or cover in depth at WIRED, but which deserve your attention nonetheless. The post Security News This Week: Facebook's Most Adorable Bug Bounty Yet appeared first on WIRED.

The Transit of Mercury is a relatively rare astronomical event, and this time around you can stream it. The post You Can Livestream Mercury as It Crosses the Sun appeared first on WIRED.

In this idealistic future of work we’ll communicate via digital personae that look, sound, and act like our professional selves—but better. The post Going to Work in VR Will Actually Be Pretty Great—We Swear appeared first on WIRED.

If you're a Google Play Music listener and you'd prefer to use a desktop client instead of the browser, you have some options. The post Google Won't Build a Desktop Music Player, So These Guys Did appeared first on WIRED.

Captain America was never the coolest hero, but now he has the coolest Marvel franchise. Check out our video movie review of his latest chapter here. The post Captain America: Civil War Is an Epic Pivot Into Marvel's 'Phase 3' appeared first on WIRED.

Space photos of the week, May 1–7, 2016. The post Space Photos of the Week: Greenland and the Amazing Technicolor Coastline appeared first on WIRED.

The WIRED gaming crew discusses Sony's upcoming PlayStation 4 tentpole release, plus the latest news about "Zelda" and "Battlefield 1." The post Game|Life Podcast: Our Uncharted 4 Adventure Journal appeared first on WIRED.

A stingray is a controversial surveillance tool that impersonates a legitimate cell tower to trick mobile phones into connecting to them and revealing their location. The post Hacker Lexicon: Stingrays, the Spy Tool the Government Tried, and Failed, to Hide appeared first on WIRED.

Here's our ranking of the group's studio efforts; we understand if, after reading, you want to come at us with knives out. The post Every Radiohead Album, Ranked in Its Right Place appeared first on WIRED.

Push Pin Studios legend is illustrating a book about the 5,000-year history of warfare. The post The Bloody History of War, Illustrated by Design Legend Seymour Chwast appeared first on WIRED.

A new study uses a jet lag-hacking smartphone app to collect data from thousands of people around the world. The post Oh, Good Morning, Sleep Science. Welcome to the 21st Century appeared first on WIRED.

With the imminent release of the band's ninth album, here's an hour-long playlist of Radiohead's most seminal songs. The post Prepare Yourself for Radiohead's New Album Sunday With This Essential Playlist appeared first on WIRED.

No, not THOSE kinds of trolls. But, whatever—it's a new Justin Timberlake tune! We'll take it. The post Justin Timberlake's New Single Is Kind of About Trolls? appeared first on WIRED.