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Everything You Need to Know About the Coronavirus
Here's all the WIRED coverage in one place, from how to keep your children entertained to how this outbreak is affecting the economy.
Here’s What Learning to Juggle Does to Your Brain
First of all, you have to stop thinking and kind of become a robot.
So, Jeff Bezos, You Really Want to Fix the Planet?
Amazon's founder is stepping down to focus on other projects, like the Bezos Earth Fund. Here's what he can do to help fix the mess...
How to Make a Fitbit for an Elephant
The accelerometers give scientists information about whether animals are swimming, walking, running, or even sprinting up a hill.
It’s Time for a National Pandemic Prediction Agency
A federal office that collects outbreak data, models epidemics, and spreads the word to the public could keep the next Covid from...
What Will it Take to Make Covid-19 Vaccines Variant-Proof?
As emerging mutations threaten the progress made against the pandemic, scientists and regulators are racing to figure out a process...
How to Use Your Speedometer to Figure Out Where Your Car...
You should never drive in a car with no windows. But in case you ever find yourself in one, you can use physics to get your bearings.
US Cities Are Way Underreporting Their Carbon Footprints
A modeling system called Vulcan shows that on average, cities across the country pollute 18.3 percent more than they’ve estimated.
Those Most Likely to Get Covid Are Last in Line for Vaccines
Distribution plans that favor people with time and internet access hurt Black and Latinx people disproportionately.
The Lion, the Polygamist, and the Biofuel Scam
How a member of a breakaway Mormon sect teamed up with a Lambo-driving, hard-partying tycoon to bilk the government for hundreds of...
