How the Computer Revolution Changed U.S. Cities
After 1980, metros with an “abstract” labor base thrived, while those without one didn’t.

December 29, 2015 at 10:57PM
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How the Internet of Things Got Hacked
Today, cheap, radio-connected computers have invaded meatspace. They’re now embedded in everything from our toys to our cars to our bodies. And this year has made clearer than ever before that this Internet of Things introduces all the vulnerabilities of the digital world into our real world.

December 29, 2015 at 05:03PM
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The Year We Almost Lived In The Future
In 2015, the future was still in beta.

December 29, 2015 at 05:03PM
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How To Build A Raspberry Pi Powered Magic Mirror
This magic mirror is a raspberry pi powered monitor behind a double sided mirror. A mostly black web page allows you to add some widgets to the mirror’s reflection as if by magic. This version includes widgets for displaying the weather forecast, the date/time and a nice randomly generated greeting. No low level hardware hacking required, just some basic woodworking and some code I’ve already put together.

December 29, 2015 at 03:55PM
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This Was the Year the Media Started Doubting the Web
In 2015, news on the Internet no longer belonged to the web alone.

December 29, 2015 at 01:57PM
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VertiGo Is Disney’s New Toy Robot That Defies Gravity And Climbs Walls
VertiGo can transition seamlessly from driving on flat ground to climbing a vertical wall. To do so, the little machine rotates propellers outward to push it against the vertical surface it’s climbing.

December 29, 2015 at 11:56AM
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The World’s 20 Most Impressive Bridges
From old stone spans to sweeping modern suspensions, bridges have a way of wowing us.

December 29, 2015 at 11:36AM
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How Alexander Graham Bell Pioneered Li-Fi With the Photophone in 1880
A mere four years after patenting the telephone, inventor Alexander Graham Bellwas already looking for ways to improve on his new technology. Specifically, he wanted to go wireless.

December 29, 2015 at 11:36AM
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Ford Wants to Turn Your Car’s Back Wheel Into a Batpod
Like the Batpod that ejected from the Batmobile in The Dark Knight, the back wheel of your car could quickly transform into a self-balancing electric unicycle.

December 29, 2015 at 10:40AM
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These Actual Tin-Foil Hats Are for Hip Millennials Who Hate Government Mind Control
Tin-foil hats — DIY headwear that supposedly protects wearers from mind reading — are the classic apparel of conspiracy-obsessed paranoids who believe the government is out to trap them. Now a company is aiming at hip millennials with fashion-forward beanies and snapbacks in a sporty shade of gray.

December 29, 2015 at 10:40AM
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