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August 26, 2016

Meet Luigi the PoopBot. He’s Here to Scrape Your Sewers

MIT is studying waste to understand everything from heroin use to antibiotic-resistant bacteria—and all with the help of a sewer-slurping robot named Luigi. The post Meet Luigi the PoopBot. He’s Here to Scrape Your Sewers appeared first on WIRED.

August 20, 2016

What’s Inside Industrial Epoxy? BPA and Somethin’ Garlicky

J-B Weld adhesive was invented by a truck mechanic as an alternative to torch welding. The post What's Inside Industrial Epoxy? BPA and Somethin' Garlicky appeared first on WIRED.

August 7, 2016

Why We Shouldn’t Go to Mars: We Might Decimate the Martians

Inside NASA's Office of Planetary Protection, where they don't worry about what Martians could do to us, but what our extremophiles could do to them. The post Why We Shouldn't Go to Mars: We Might Decimate the Martians appeared first on WIRED.

August 3, 2016

How One Journalist Uses Social Media to Get Inside the Minds of ISIS

Rukmini Callimachi of The New York Times is arguably the best reporter on the world's most important beat---terrorism and jihadists. Here's how she does it. The post How One Journalist Uses Social Media to Get Inside the Minds of ISIS appeared first on WIRED.

July 26, 2016

Every One of Us Can Struggle With Food—But Solutions Are Coming

All of us face some form of food struggle—how to eat pleasurably, ethically, and healthfully. WIRED is here to help. The post Every One of Us Can Struggle With Food—But Solutions Are Coming appeared first on WIRED.

July 26, 2016

Your Scientific Guide to Eating Like a Good Human in 2016

If you care about health, sustainability, and food that actually tastes good, we’re here to help. So relax, pick up your fork, and chow down. The post Your Scientific Guide to Eating Like a Good Human in 2016 appeared first on WIRED.

July 19, 2016

David Chang’s Unified Theory of Deliciousness

The great foods of the world share the same flavor patterns. Learn the code, and crank out the hits. The post David Chang's Unified Theory of Deliciousness appeared first on WIRED.