The biological world is computational at its core, argues computer scientist Leslie Valiant. His “ecorithm” approach uses computational concepts to explore fundamental mysteries of evolution and the mind. The post The Hunt for the Algorithms That Drive Life on Earth appeared first on WIRED.

Each Saturday we round up the news stories that we didn’t break or cover in depth at WIRED, but that you definitely should know about. The post Security News This Week: The White House Bans Its Own Security Researcher appeared first on WIRED.

What path should you take to catch another football player? Here are three different ways to run the play. The post Tackle a Runner Like a Super Bowl Player—With Physics! appeared first on WIRED.

Nearly seven years after the Jane Austen-meets-the-undead novel became a literary phenomenon, the film is even more potent. The post Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Is One Braaaaaaainy Mashup appeared first on WIRED.

Google and Visual Editions created a new kind of interactive mobile book. The post Google’s New Interactive E-Books Would Be Impossible to Print appeared first on WIRED.

Chris Kohler and Jake Muncy discuss how Nintendo is changing its remake of a "Zelda" game to be more inviting to players, and why "The Witness" isn't. The post Game|Life Podcast: Twilight Princess Versus The Witness appeared first on WIRED.

Today, the Japanese volcano unleashed an impressive explosive eruption. The post Sakurajima Lets Out a Spectacular Eruption After Months of Quiet appeared first on WIRED.

The LA-based singer/songwriter collaborated with a group of producers from around the country to make this track from her 2015 EP. The post Song Exploder: Why Kelela Enlisted 5 Producers for ‘Rewind’ appeared first on WIRED.

Yesterday, engineers used pulleys to lower the first of five 504-foot long trusses from the old Bay Bridge onto two floating barges hundreds of feet below. The post You Can’t Just Blow Up Every Retired Bridge. Deploy the Barges! appeared first on WIRED.

Or just skip the game entirely and head into the city's picturesque hills. Either way, we've got you covered. The post Going to the Super Bowl? Here’s What Else to Do in San Francisco appeared first on WIRED.

For Resonate, a festival about the culture of technology and art, two Pentagram designers created a geometric, mutable visual identity. The post Pentagram’s Punchy, Shapeshifting Typeface Takes Countless Forms appeared first on WIRED.

To work within a world of human drivers, self-driving cars have to go just a bit native. The post The Case for Making Self-Driving Cars Think Like Humans appeared first on WIRED.

Earlier this year, Stockton started adding chloramines to its water supply, a chemical additive many residents fear is poisoning the well. The post Erin Brockovich Thinks This California City Is the Next Flint appeared first on WIRED.

Solenodons are one of just a handful of mammals with venom glands that deliver a powerful toxin. The post Absurd Creature of the Week: The Mystery of Solenodon, the Mammal That Bites Like a Snake appeared first on WIRED.

Lala Abaddon's colorful photos look like digital art, except they're made by hand on a loom. The post Forget Photoshop: Just Weave Photos Together With a Loom appeared first on WIRED.

A UN body has determined that UK and Swedish authorities have unlawfully detained the WikiLeaks founder in the Ecuadorean embassy, where he has been living in asylum since 2012 to avoid arrest. The post Julian Assange’s 3.5 Year Detainment in Embassy Ruled Unlawful appeared first on WIRED.

Marley Natural's accessories look more like Chemex pour-over coffee equipment than the swirled glass tie-dyed pipes you’d normally find in a head shop. The post Marley Natural’s Elegant Pot Gear Is for Smokers Who Say ‘Whoa Sir,’ Not ‘Whoa Dude’ appeared first on WIRED.

Susan Kare, icon of icons, talks about the creative decisions behind some of the best-loved symbols of the past four decades. The post Iconic Designer Susan Kare Explains How ⌘ Came to Be appeared first on WIRED.

The followup to the excellent free-runner Mirror's Edge is going into closed beta testing before its May 24th release date, Electronic Arts announced today. The post Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst Gets a Beta Test and New Trailer appeared first on WIRED.

Bethesda Softworks' reboot of the classic shooter series is coming out May 13, the company announced today. And it released a new trailer, to boot. The post The New DOOM is Coming in May appeared first on WIRED.

The "quality of life" sleep-tracking health and fitness device that Nintendo announced in 2014 "isn't ready to become a product," its president says. The post Nintendo Puts Its Sleep-Tracking Gizmo on Hold Indefinitely appeared first on WIRED.

Host Sarah Koenig will cover Adnan Syed's post-conviction relief hearing in Baltimore, providing daily updates that will run alongside Season Two. The post Don’t Look Now, But Serial Just Became a Must-Listen Again appeared first on WIRED.

The city says it's got a plan to keep everybody moving. We put it to the test. The post How to Beat San Francisco’s Gnarly Super Bowl Traffic appeared first on WIRED.

Is the superhero movie paradigm shifting for good? The post Cape Watch: It’s DC vs. Marvel, the Popularity Contest appeared first on WIRED.

In a journal and FBI files shared as part of her Whitney Museum exhibit, Laura Poitras finally turns her lens of observation onto herself. The post Snowden’s Chronicler Reveals Her Own Life Under Surveillance appeared first on WIRED.

Cartoon Network is launching its first original mobile game in an effort to move beyond the small screen—and onto all the screens. The post Here Come Cartooniverses! Cartoon Network Is Moving Beyond TV appeared first on WIRED.

In so-called mechanical doping, a rider hides an electric motor in a bike. How could you detect these motors without taking the bike apart? The post Clever Ways to Catch a Pro Cyclist Cheating With a Hidden Motor appeared first on WIRED.

Yahoo! Games, former juggernaut of the casual gaming space, is shutting down alongside massive downsizing across the rest of the company. The post Yahoo Games Has Passed Away at Just 13 appeared first on WIRED.

"Build it and they will come." Except no one has. The post The Unreal, Eerie Emptiness of China’s ‘Ghost Cities’ appeared first on WIRED.

Editas Medicine, an upstart hoping to treat patients by correcting their genes, went public yesterday. But the company already faces several concerns---most pressingly, a patent battle. The post Crispr Gene-Editing Upstart Editas Goes Public as Patent Battle Rages appeared first on WIRED.

The human migration is already an annual traffic bonanza, but this weekend, several central and eastern provinces were hit with rare, heavy snowfall. The post Your Travel Nightmare Has Nothing on a Snowbound Chinese New Year appeared first on WIRED.

We don't know a lot about Paul Feig's upcoming Ghostbusters movie, but these photos offer us a few clues. The post Everything We Learned From the New Ghostbusters Images appeared first on WIRED.

'Miitomo,' Nintendo's first smartphone app, will be released globally alongside the new 'My Nintendo' online service in March. The post Miitomo, Nintendo’s First Mobile Game, Will Launch in March appeared first on WIRED.

We survived Sundance! Now we're going to tell you all about it. We also have feelings about the RIAA's decision to count streaming towards platinum status. The post Culture Podcast: We’re Back From Sundance, and We Have Things to Say appeared first on WIRED.

The tell-it-like-it-is designer wrote a book, and it's probably going to be hilarious. The post Check Out the New Book From Aaron Draplin, the Prolific Designer of Field Notes appeared first on WIRED.

Manuel Pita's Instagram is full of bright structures that stand alone against a big blue sky. The post The Whimsical, Colorful ‘Lonely Houses’ of Portugal appeared first on WIRED.

You've followed our predictions for the future of football. Now we want to hear from you. The post Poll: What Do You Think the Future of Football Will Look Like? appeared first on WIRED.

A new J.J. Abrams show? Coen Brothers movies? Braveheart? That's a long list for a short month. The post The Best Stuff Coming to Hulu This Month appeared first on WIRED.

EasyJet wants to use hydrogen fuel cells to power its aircraft as they taxi around airports. The post Planes Could Finally Make Hydrogen Fuel Cells Useful appeared first on WIRED.

Meet Frinkiac. You're going to be spending a lot of time together. The post Epic ‘Frinkiac’ Search Engine Matches Any Simpsons Quote With Its Still appeared first on WIRED.

Time travel. Terrorists. Canada. The post WIRED Binge-Watching Guide: Continuum appeared first on WIRED.

Atari Vault is a Steam-powered compilation of the company's best arcade games. It's also another attempt at a comeback for the beleaguered brand. The post Atari Vault Brings Back the Classics for the Umpteenth Time appeared first on WIRED.

It’s not enough to characterize a coffee's taste as “green”; terms like “peapod,” “hay-like,” and “fresh” are are all preferred descriptors. The post Taste Coffee Like a Pro With This Gorgeous Flavor Wheel appeared first on WIRED.

Another incremental step in the evolution of digital DIY weapons. The post Someone (Mostly) 3-D Printed a Working Semi-Automatic Gun appeared first on WIRED.

The battle over parsimony is actually the story of a war between biologists and a scientific society with a reputation for bullying. The post Twitter Nerd-Fight Reveals a Long, Bizarre Scientific Feud appeared first on WIRED.