Historian Angus Konstam joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about pirates. Where did the stereotypical pirate accent come from? What did pirates do for...
Former Chief Urban Designer of The City of New York Alex Washburn returns to WIRED to answer another round of the internet’s burning questions about city...
Fashion is a huge part of the world’s waste problem, but it doesn’t have to be. Coachtopia founder Joon Silverstein shows how her company creates new...
Pierogi from Scammer Payback on YouTube joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about scams and scambaiting. Why do scammers ask victims to buy gift...
Historian Mikki Brock joins WIRED to answer the internet’s bubbling cauldron of questions about witches, witchcraft, and witch hunting through the ages. Can men be witches...
Linguist Gareth Roberts joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about the etymologies of English words. How did the first languages first form? Was there...
Following a long COVID diagnosis, she tracked her symptoms meticulously over four years, the data culminating in a visual “New York Times” narrative that resonated deeply...
Historian Mark Lee Gardner joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about the Wild West era. Who was the most dangerous outlaw in the old...
From its life-sustaining energy to its explosive geomagnetic storms, the Sun has many mysteries, says astrophysicist Nour E. Rawafi. He sheds light on NASA’s latest endeavor...
Neuroscientist and Psychologist Dr. Richard J. Davidson joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about our emotions. Are men truly less emotional than women? Can...