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The Wave-Conquering, Metaverse-Crashing Life of Kai Lenny

It's All Good

The Wave-Conquering, Metaverse-Crashing Life of Kai Lenny

Daniel Duane

And Now: 31 Notable WIRED Long-Form Stories of 2021

Year in Review

And Now: 31 Notable WIRED Long-Form Stories of 2021

Mark Robinson

Welcome to Miami, Where All Your Memes Come True!

Whale Watching

Welcome to Miami, Where All Your Memes Come True!

Arielle Pardes

Boom’s Quest to Make Supersonic Flights a Reality (Again)

Up and Away

Boom’s Quest to Make Supersonic Flights a Reality (Again)

Tom Vanderbilt

The Race to Find ‘Green’ Helium

Lighter Than Air

The Race to Find ‘Green’ Helium

William Ralston

4 Dead Infants, a Convicted Mother, and a Genetic Mystery

case closed?

4 Dead Infants, a Convicted Mother, and a Genetic Mystery

Oscar Schwartz

David Attenborough’s Unending Mission to Save Our Planet

Bearing Witness

David Attenborough’s Unending Mission to Save Our Planet

Stephen Armstrong

The Twitter Wildfire Watcher Who Tracks California’s Blazes

survival skills

The Twitter Wildfire Watcher Who Tracks California’s Blazes

Boone Ashworth

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Is Ready to Blow Your Mind

Future of Reality

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Is Ready to Blow Your Mind

Jason Parham

Can a Digital Reality Be Jacked Directly Into Your Brain?

Gray Matters

Can a Digital Reality Be Jacked Directly Into Your Brain?

Adam Rogers

Amazon's Dark Secret: It Has Failed to Protect Your Data

Unboxing

Amazon's Dark Secret: It Has Failed to Protect Your Data

Will Evans

At the End of the World, It’s Hyperobjects All the Way Down

Future of Reality

At the End of the World, It’s Hyperobjects All the Way Down

Laura Hudson

The 10,000 Faces That Launched an NFT Revolution

Future of Reality

The 10,000 Faces That Launched an NFT Revolution

Sandra Upson

The Untold Story of the Contraceptive Pill

The Untold Story of the Contraceptive Pill

Rachael Pells

Sci-Fi Icon Neal Stephenson Finally Takes on Global Warming

Apocalypse Now

Sci-Fi Icon Neal Stephenson Finally Takes on Global Warming

Adam Rogers

The Horse, the Drone and the Epic Fight for Gambling Success

The Horse, the Drone and the Epic Fight for Gambling Success

Chris Stokel-Walker

Blood, Lies, and a Drug Trials Lab Gone Bad

Backchannel

Blood, Lies, and a Drug Trials Lab Gone Bad

Brendan I. Koerner

Glaciers Are Melting. One Ski Resort is Fighting Back

Glaciers Are Melting. One Ski Resort is Fighting Back

Tristan Kennedy

Weighing Big Tech’s Promise to Black America

Cover Story

Weighing Big Tech’s Promise to Black America

Victor Luckerson

The Race to Grab All the UK’s Lithium Before it’s Too Late

The Race to Grab All the UK’s Lithium Before it’s Too Late

Natasha Bernal