Wired Summaries and Reviews
See all summaries and reviews from Wired at a glance.
Is Big Tech Merging With Big Brother? Kinda Looks Like It
The all-seeing Amazon, Google, and Facebook have every incentive to help the national security state undermine privacy, free speech and democracy. We’ve read this book before.
Wired, 2019
Barack Obama, Neural Nets, Self-Driving Cars, and the Future of the World
The President in Conversation with MIT’s Joi Ito and Wired’s Scott Dadich
Wired, 2016
The Wild World of Extreme Tourism for Billionaires
The Titan tragedy highlights the burgeoning trend of cavalier high-net-worth individuals exploring some of the most inhospitable places on Earth.
Wired, 2023
Quantum Computing Expert Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty
WIRED has challenged IBM’s Dr. Talia Gershon (Senior Manager, Quantum Research) to explain quantum computing to 5 different people: a child, teen, a college student, a grad student and a professional.
Wired, 2018
What Really Happened in Iceland’s Four-Day Week Trial
The success of the trial made global headlines. But the actual results tell a more complex story
Wired, 2021
The World Is Still Producing More Oil Than It Needs. Why?
Today, petroleum producers around the world will start shutting down wells after the Covid-19 pandemic caused demand to plummet. What took them so long?
Wired, 2020
She Helped Wreck the News Business. Here’s Her Plan to Fix It
Nandini Jammi’s advertiser boycotts scared brands away from journalism and into shady ad tech. Now she wants to teach marketers to think for themselves again.
Wired, 2020
The Confessions of Marcus Hutchins, the Hacker Who Saved the Internet
At 22, he single-handedly put a stop to the worst cyberattack the world had ever seen. Then he was arrested by the FBI. This is his untold story.
Wired, 2020
Global Warming. Inequality. Covid-19. And Al Gore Is…Optimistic?
As vice president, he looked for big policy answers to hard global problems. Now he says all our crises are speeding us toward real solutions.
Wired, 2020
Biologist Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty – CRISPR
WIRED has challenged biologist Neville Sanjana to explain this concept to 5 different people; a 7 year-old, a 14 year-old, a college student, a grad student and a CRISPR expert.
Wired, 2017
