As I see it, consumer technology could use a dose of hippie-mysticism. The post My Quest to Bring Hippie Mysticism to the Apple Watch appeared first on WIRED.

In the latest installment of Geek's Guide to the Galaxy, journalist Jon Ronson discusses his book So You've Been Publicly Shamed. The post Is There Any Hope for a Kinder, Gentler Internet? appeared first on WIRED.

Los Angeles' river, a long-neglected wasteland, is about to become an urban oasis: a linear, riparian Central Park. The post The Plan to Bring Nature Back to the Los Angeles River appeared first on WIRED.

WIRED announces the rebirth of Webmonkey, with a new podcast on what happens behind the scenes at WIRED, and what's happening in the greater web community. The post Webmonkey Podcast: Go Behind the Scenes With WIRED’s Coders appeared first on WIRED.

If there's a running theme to this week's online stories, it's the idea that being a celebrity is fairly weird. The post While You Were Offline: The Avengers Disassemble in Press Junket Hell appeared first on WIRED.

In this Geek's Guide to the Galaxy author and Ex Machina director Alex Garland discusses why sci-fi films need more big ideas. The post Sci-Fi Films Need More Big Ideas Like Ex Machina’s appeared first on WIRED.

Googling and Facebooking allows us to expedite intimacy when we need it most. We should embrace it. The post You Should Google Everyone, Even Your Therapist appeared first on WIRED.

About a month ago, I bought a car. Unlike the average person, I didn't have to face the dealer alone. I had access to the writers behind WIRED's automotive coverage. The post Subject: Help, Dammit appeared first on WIRED.

An auteur-worthy home theater is easy to achieve–just cast the right gear. The post Amp Up Movie Night With This Essential Home Theater Gear appeared first on WIRED.

Apple started rejecting Pebble apps seemingly out of nowhere---but it's not as bad as it looks. The post No, Apple Isn’t Cutting Pebble Off From iOS appeared first on WIRED.

Back when the future was bright, and every night was Family Night, it was the gleaming Technicolor finale of suburban suppers ... The post What’s Inside Jell-O?

Last night we were treated to the most emotional climax of Veep thus far. The post Veep GIF and a Graf: Selina and Gary Almost Come to Blows appeared first on WIRED.

Hot on the heels of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Batman v Superman, we saw the new global trailer for Jurassic World, and it's also a doozy. The post 13 Big Reveals From the New Jurassic World Trailer appeared first on WIRED.

Oscar Health just landed a nine-figure round of financing to advance its radical premise that health insurance doesn't have to suck. The post This $1.5B Startup Is Making Health Insurance Suck Less appeared first on WIRED.

This week has heavyweights like Marvel, the Terminator franchise, and Star Wars, but also a few great indie gems as well. The post The Week in Trailers: Was There Something About Star Wars? appeared first on WIRED.

GoPro footage is the most recent tool for communication from the brink of exploration. The post GoPro Footage From the Edge of Space appeared first on WIRED.

Twitter is finally letting users receive direct messages from other users without having to do the "follow me" dance. The post Twitter Now Lets Total Strangers Direct-Message You appeared first on WIRED.

Everyone takes resealable bags for granted, but there’s a lot of R&D behind them. The post The Surprisingly Complex Design of the Ziploc Bag appeared first on WIRED.

No matter what you hear, volcanoes are still not the culprit for rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The post Volcanoes Are (Still) Not the Cause of Global Warming appeared first on WIRED.

The Remains of the Day author Kazuo Ishiguro discusses the literary bias against fantasy In the latest episode of Geek's Guide to the Galaxy. The post Why Are So Many People Snobby About Fantasy Fiction? appeared first on WIRED.

TED Talks, Hugo Awards, and the return of the Brontosaurus—there was a lot to keep up with this week on the Internet. The post While You Were Offline: The Brontosaurus Is Back, Baby! appeared first on WIRED.

Kimi Räikkönen, who is among the best drivers on earth and perhaps the best thing about F1, teaches me a little something about driving. And about myself. The post The Ants Are Still Dead appeared first on WIRED.

A fight over fish and fresh water in California's drought-ridden Central Valley could spill over into a wider conflict. The post Should California Spend 4 Billion Gallons to Save a Few Fish? appeared first on WIRED.

Our entertainment editor and his wife love pop culture—but they don’t always see eye to eye. The post Split Screen: The Return of Mad Men appeared first on WIRED.

Internet television is currently undergoing some profound changes. The hosts discuss what they're watching. Also, we talk about the Apple Watch. The post Gadget Lab Podcast: Somebody Fix the Roku’s Antenna appeared first on WIRED.

Check out this footage from 1941 to see one of the earliest ancestors of today's quadcopter drones in action. The post Tech Time Warp of the Week: The 1940s RC Copter That Paved the Way for Amazon’s Drones appeared first on WIRED.

Astronomers have found the biggest bunch of young galaxy clusters ever, and studying them could help us understand how they get born in the first place. The post Photos: Astronomers Find Hundreds of Baby Galaxy Clusters appeared first on WIRED.

The gorgeous 2016 Cadillac CT6 is a new top-of-the-line sedan meant to take the luxury fight right to BMW and Mercedes-Benz. The post Cadillac Thinks Its ‘Ultra-Luxe’ Sedan Can Take on Mercedes appeared first on WIRED.

A newly revealed chat log shows it was not the creator of the Silk Road who first suggested enlisting the services of a hit man, but rather his top advisor and mentor. The post Silk Road Boss’ First Murder-for-Hire Was His Mentor’s Idea appeared first on WIRED.

The Google Maps Pac-Man game is one of the best easter eggs in internet history. Here are the weirdest and wildest spots to play in the WIRED universe. The post The Top 15 Spots to Play Pac-Man in Google Maps appeared first on WIRED.

Check out an exclusive clip from the post-apocalypse flick Jackrabbit, which premieres at this month's Tribeca Film Festival. The post Post-Apocalypse Hacker Flick Jackrabbit Actually Looks Good appeared first on WIRED.

Yik Yak, the anonymous app that's caught on with college campuses (and bullies), wants to let users post photos. The post Yik Yak Is Testing a Photo Feature. What Could Go Wrong? appeared first on WIRED.

The order is aimed primarily at state-sponsored actors and other hackers who are beyond the reach of law enforcement or diplomatic efforts. The post New Obama Order Allows Sanctions Against Foreign Hackers appeared first on WIRED.

There's a lot of corn in the United States. These gorgeous minimalist maps will show you where to find it. The post Fascinating Maps Isolate America’s Trees, Corn, and Grass appeared first on WIRED.

Tonight Justin Bieber gets roasted on Comedy Central. But no matter how rough the roasters get with the Biebs, they may never burn has hard as these jokes. The post Screw Justin Bieber. Watch These Roasts Instead appeared first on WIRED.

Nearly 18 months after the Silk Road online drug market was busted by law enforcement, the criminal charges rippling out from the case have now come full circle. The post DEA Agent Charged With Acting as a Paid Mole for Silk Road appeared first on WIRED.

Over the last year, Reddit’s “dark net markets” discussion forum has grown into one of the central fixtures of the online drug scene. The post Feds Demand Reddit Identify Users of a Dark-Web Drug Forum appeared first on WIRED.

How the Big Dipper, Orion, Crux, Leo, Cassiopeia, and Lyra have changed throughout human history, and how they will look in the distant future. The post GIFs Show Constellations Transforming Over 150,000 Years appeared first on WIRED.

With Comp, Adobe wants to augment its role in the designer’s workflow. The post Adobe’s New Brainstorming App for Designers Is Here appeared first on WIRED.

Over the last several decades, DNA – the genetic material of life as we know it – has completed a remarkable scientific cycle. In 1953, it was a mysterious blur on an X-ray diffractogram. By the 1970s, it was possible to determine the sequence of short nucleotide chains. And now, a scientist can produce her […] The post The Brave New World of DNA Synthesis appeared first on WIRED.

Spanning over 430,000 square feet in total, the new complex is just one of the many rather conspicuous new buildings that will house the giants of Silicon Valley in the years to come. The post Facebook Moves Into Its New Garden-Roofed Fantasyland appeared first on WIRED.

The new One looks the same as the last, but it has a new camera, some more intelligent software, and an incredible number of customization options. The post Review: HTC One M9 appeared first on WIRED.

In the latest episode of Geek's Guide to the Galaxy, two fantasy author/military vets discuss their contributions to the Operation Arcana anthology. The post Fantasy Novels Inspired These Soldiers to Pick Up the Pen appeared first on WIRED.

If the Internet taught us anything this week it's that it pays to think about domain registrations in advance. Also, people get really sad about pop stars. The post While You Were Offline: Some One Direction Punk Just Ruined the Whole World appeared first on WIRED.

Read "Rules of Enchantment" from the military fantasy anthology Operation Arcana here. The post Preview the Military Fantasy Story ‘Rules of Enchantment’ appeared first on WIRED.

The regular physical exams pilots go through don't seriously address the risk of mental illness. The post We Have No Way to Screen Every Pilot for Mental Illness appeared first on WIRED.

Nintendo said today that its highly anticipated new Legend of Zelda for Wii U won't make its planned 2015 release date, and won't be at this year's E3 Expo. The post Wii U Zelda Won’t Arrive in 2015, or Even Show at E3 appeared first on WIRED.

This weekend, Formula One heads to Malaysia, one of the most humid and hottest tracks on the calendar. It tests both man and machine. The post F1 Drivers Push Their Bodies to Extremes in Malaysia’s Heat appeared first on WIRED.

In the latest episode of Geek's Guide to the Galaxy, security expert Marc Goodman discusses why the future of crime is machines—not master thieves. The post Crime Has Gone High-Tech, and the Law Can’t Keep Up appeared first on WIRED.

Here's what happened online while you were listening to Kendrick Lamar's new album. (Hint: It involves life before Twitter and "surveillance Barbie.") The post While You Were Offline: Was There a World Before Twitter? appeared first on WIRED.