The last time I looked at random walks, I used them to calculate the value of Pi for Pi Day. But what is a random walk, really? A mathematician will tell you that it's a stochastic process—a path defined by […]
The allegations in the Justice Department’s indictment of the Internet Research Association—the Russian organization that allegedly took aim at the 2016 presidential campaign—build, page after page, in their boldness. Covert trips to the US, money spent to hire Hillary Clinton […]
I wanted bigger shoulders, so of course I checked Instagram. Ryan Spiteri suggested using a plate-loaded shoulder press with a “1 and ½” technique across four sets with a 90 second rest period. Chauncey Wright advised something called “snow angels” […]
As gray clouds cleared Wednesday morning, the feed that broadcast out of Trumpland beamed a bright, bloody red. Unsurprisingly, the ostensible victory—a continued firm hold on the Senate and critical, if slim, gubernatorial wins—emboldened many Republican acolytes whose loyalties lie […]
Astronomers have at least two gnawing questions about the first billion years of the universe, an era steeped in literal fog and figurative mystery. They want to know what burned the fog away: stars, supermassive black holes, or both in […]
What would a more liberated vision of TV look like? Atlanta, Pose, and Killing Eve have certainly helped inch us toward an equitable television democracy, one that doesn’t so easily submit to the status quo. They’re visionary experiments that reject […]
I used to help my mom with her Facebook account. Our weekly tutorials were fraught, ending in either frustration ("No, Lydia, for the last time, you may not poke your father") or metaphysical musings. ("But what, really, is a wall?") […]
It’s time once again to turn on The Monitor, WIRED’s roundup of the latest in the world of culture, from CGI-heavy trailers to big streaming deals to box-office news. In today’s installment: A new look at Aquaman surfaces; the fate […]
Early on Easter Sunday, around 4 am local time, a C-17 transport plane carrying a cargo worth $1.5 billion will take off from Joint Base Andrews near Washington, DC, and head south to Cape Canaveral. On board, a carefully wrapped […]
Every year at Oculus Connect, the virtual reality company's developer summit, Facebook's footprint gets bigger. That's no surprise: Since the social-media giant bought Oculus for $3 billion in 2014, it's slowly assumed strategic control of the scrappy startup, subsuming it […]