Look Inside Wired’s April 2018 Issue
Infancy, pubescence, adulthood, longevity, death—it’s all covered in our first-ever Life Issue.
- Photograph by Kamil Bia01
Saving Baby Boy Green
Born at a barely viable 24 weeks, his life began as a battle for survival. His future is a test for how far neonatal medicine has come. - Photograph by Jeff Minton02
Silicon Valley High
Meet the students of “d.Tech,” where kids learn by inventing the future—all before their senior proms.
- Photograph by Daymon Gardner03
Army of 01101111
Inside Fort Gordon, where the military’s next generation of cyber troops is training to fight the endless war—through a computer screen. - Illustration by Albert Tercero04
My One Other
A chronicle of romance, performance, and surveillance on Strava.
- Illustration by Albert Tercero05
You May Now Kiss the Avatar
They met in VR. They fell in love in VR. They tied the knot in VR. What a real wedding in a virtual space tells us about the future of relationships. - Photograph by Shayan Asgharnia06
For the Love of Zelda
Pat Contri has made a career out of his YouTube videos about all things Nintendo. But as he closes in on 40, the NES Punk is struggling to imagine a future beyond videogames.
- Illustration by Albert Tercero07
The Next Best Version of Me
“Researchers want to synthesize an optimized human genome that can be stored indefinitely and grown decades from now. So I volunteered mine.” - Photograph by Spencer Lowell08
An Elemental End
Traditional burial is a toxic nightmare. Cremation cross-contaminates ashes. The new way to go is alkaline hydrolysis—dissolve the body into its chemical building blocks and pipe the runny remains away.
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A Baby's Battle for Survival Tests How Far Medicine Has Come
Thanks to advances in neonatal care, Baby Boy Green joined a generation of premature babies whose survival would have been unimaginable a generation ago.
Eva Holland
This Silicon Valley High School Is the Ultimate Incubator
Meet the students of d.tech, a new school where kids learn by inventing the future.
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Army of 01101111: The Making of a Cyber Battalion
Inside Fort Gordon, where the military’s next generation of cyber troops is training to fight the endless war—through a computer screen.
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What Happens When You Track Your Boyfriend on Strava
A tale of romance, performance, surveillance, and loss.
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What a Real Wedding in a Virtual Space Says About the Future
They met in VR. They fell in love in VR. They tied the knot in VR. Here's a glimpse into the future of relationships.
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The Nintendo King and the Midlife Crisis
Pat Contri has made a career out of his YouTube videos about all things Nintendo. But as he closes in on 40, the NES Punk is struggling to imagine a future beyond videogames.
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The Next Best Version of Me: How to Live Forever
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A New Way to Dispose of Corpses—With Chemistry!
Alkaline hydrolysis is a clean, green method for dissolving a body into its chemical building blocks; the runny remains just wash down the drain.
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