As far as metaphors for change go, this is a potent one. Yet when we think about the future and the change we might want to make, the natural world provides all kinds of models and lessons. “What about the lowly cockroach or the lowly earwig?” says Jessica Ware, an associate curator of invertebrates at the… Continue reading The Many Metaphors of Metamorphosis
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Alaska’s Arctic Waterways Are Turning a Foreboding Orange
This story originally appeared on High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Dozens of once crystal-clear streams and rivers in Arctic Alaska are now running bright orange and cloudy, and in some cases they are becoming more acidic. This otherwise undeveloped landscape now looks as if an industrial mine has been… Continue reading Alaska’s Arctic Waterways Are Turning a Foreboding Orange
The Password Isn’t Dead Yet. You Need a Hardware Key
In August, the internet infrastructure company Cloudflare was one of hundreds of targets in a massive criminal phishing spree that succeeded in breaching numerous tech companies. While some Cloudflare employees were tricked by the phishing messages, the attackers couldn’t burrow deeper into the company’s systems. That’s because, as part of Cloudflare’s security controls, every employee… Continue reading The Password Isn’t Dead Yet. You Need a Hardware Key
LastPass Data Breach: It’s Time to Ditch This Password Manager
You’ve heard it again and again: You need to use a password manager to generate strong, unique passwords and keep track of them for you. And if you finally took the plunge with a free and mainstream option, particularly during the 2010s, it was probably LastPass. For the security service’s 25.6 million users, though, the… Continue reading LastPass Data Breach: It’s Time to Ditch This Password Manager
12 Best Camera Accessories for Phones (2022): Apps, Tripods, Mics, and More
Moment offers several tripod mounts compatible with MagSafe-compatible phones, but my favorite by far is the multi-threaded mount. It’s just a flat disc of metal with several holes drilled in it (also why this kind of mount is affectionately called a Swiss cheese plate), and each hole corresponds to a different size of tripod screw. … Continue reading 12 Best Camera Accessories for Phones (2022): Apps, Tripods, Mics, and More
Let’s Go to Mars. Let’s Not Live There
Some people would rather invest these resources in solving global problems, not launching astronauts to other worlds. People in the 1960s questioned the Apollo program for similar reasons—it was also a time of systemic inequality and fears of nuclear war. Today, in public opinion surveys of US adults, NASA’s climate-related efforts and monitoring of near-Earth asteroids are more… Continue reading Let’s Go to Mars. Let’s Not Live There
19 Best After-Christmas Sales and Deals (2022): Vacuums, Phones, and Board Games
Whether you received some gift cards over the holidays or you’re still shopping for gifts for folks you’ll see later in the year, post-Christmas sales offer lots of opportunities to stretch your dollars. We’ve rounded up our favorite discounts below. Many of these sales will be extended for a few days, but shopping earlier generally… Continue reading 19 Best After-Christmas Sales and Deals (2022): Vacuums, Phones, and Board Games
7 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Elgato Stream Deck (2022)
Even better, the software includes a Hotkey Switch function that will alternate between two shortcuts. Press it once, it sends one command, press it again and it sends the other, alternating between them. This can be a useful way to build complex toggles, like running one script when you start working and another when you’re… Continue reading 7 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Elgato Stream Deck (2022)
Here’s What’s Next for Pig Organ Transplants
Starting in the 1960s, doctors attempted transplants of kidneys, hearts, and livers from baboons and chimpanzees—humans’ closest genetic relatives—into people. But the organs failed within weeks, if not days, due to rejection or infection. These efforts were largely abandoned after “Baby Fae,” an infant with a fatal heart condition, died within a month of receiving… Continue reading Here’s What’s Next for Pig Organ Transplants
Russians Hacked JFK Airport Taxi Dispatch in Line-Skipping Scheme
We at WIRED are winding down for the year and gearing up for what is sure to be an eventful 2023. But 2022 isn’t going down without a fight. This week, following a new surge in mayhem at Twitter, we dove into exactly why the public needs real-time flight tracking, even if Elon Musk claims it’s the… Continue reading Russians Hacked JFK Airport Taxi Dispatch in Line-Skipping Scheme