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Jan 16, 2023 • 9min
How Airports Catch Illicit Radioactive Cargo
Hidden screening devices are used to track the movement of dangerous materials—and recently caught a shipment of uranium at London’s Heathrow Airport. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.
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Jan 13, 2023 • 10min
People Love Electric Vehicles! Now Comes the Hard Part
EV sales are booming. But to keep the momentum going and make a dent in carbon emissions, the US will have to build a vast new charging infrastructure. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.
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Jan 12, 2023 • 10min
A Police App Exposed Secret Details About Raids and Suspects
SweepWizard, an app that law enforcement used to coordinate raids, left sensitive information about hundreds of police operations publicly accessible. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.
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Jan 11, 2023 • 8min
The US Far Right Helped Stoke the Attack on Brazil’s Congress
Right-wing networks from Brazil and the US fueled calls for violence. Experts accuse tech platforms of looking the other way. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.
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Jan 10, 2023 • 5min
It’s Time to Teach AI How to Be Forgetful
By emulating the human ability to forget some of the data, psychological AIs will transform algorithmic accuracy. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.
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Jan 9, 2023 • 10min
How an Iraqi Instagram Influencer Became a People Smuggler
When police infiltrated the EncroChat phone system in 2020, they hit an intelligence gold mine. But subsequent legal challenges have spread across Europe. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.
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Jan 6, 2023 • 5min
A Mass Extinction Is Taking Place in the Human Gut
To preserve humankind’s diverse bacteria, scientists are harvesting, freezing, and storing poop from around the world. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.
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Jan 5, 2023 • 8min
Humans Walk Weird. Scientists May Finally Know Why
Humanity’s peculiar gait has long confounded engineers and biomechanists—but it might be one of nature’s clever tricks. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.
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Jan 4, 2023 • 6min
A Drug to Treat Aging May Not Be a Pipe Dream
New approaches to the biology of senescence can make lives longer and healthier. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.
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Dec 30, 2022 • 11min
It’s Time to Break Bad Pandemic Learning Habits
Schools adapted to remote learning, but students also got used to seeking easy answers instead of real understanding. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.
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