It’s Time to Make the Clemency System Less Opaque

Prisoners who apply for clemency don't know why some pleas are rejected and some sail through. Shining on a light on the system could help make the justice system fairer to everyone. The post It’s Time to Make the Clemency System Less Opaque appeared first on WIRED.

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How to Make Your Wi-Fi Faster and Better

Still waiting for the latest Game of Thrones episode to buffer? You can do better, and so can your Wi-Fi.

What Happens When Algorithms Design a Concert Hall? The Stunning Elbphilharmonie

Herzog and De Meuron's new philharmonic in Hamburg, Germany is an impressive feat of technology. The post What Happens When Algorithms Design a Concert Hall? The Stunning Elbphilharmonie appeared first on WIRED .

Crispr Makes It Clear: The US Needs a Biology Strategy, and Fast

Opinion: Crispr and other gene-editing technologies may affect the future of all life on the planet. The government isn't prepared. The post Crispr Makes It Clear: The US Needs a Biology Strategy, and Fast appeared first on WIRED .

Let’s Model Radioactive Decay to Show How Carbon Dating Works

You can use Legos, pennies, beans---whatever, really---and a six-sided die to model radioactivity. Why? Because physics is fun. The post Let's Model Radioactive Decay to Show How Carbon Dating Works appeared first on WIRED .

Can’t Imagine Shapes in 4 Dimensions? Just Print Them Out

Henry Segerman is using 3-D printing to bring rarefied geometry out of the minds of mathematicians and into the hands of students and academics. The post Can’t Imagine Shapes in 4 Dimensions? Just Print Them Out appeared first on WIRED .

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