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Benjamin Plackett
Benjamin Plackett is a freelance science writer and an intern in WIRED's New York office.
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Droning On: MIT Fights the Boredom of Piloting Robot Spy Planes
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Marines Look for New Ways to Spot Wood and Fertilizer Bombs
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Gallery: Cosplay Avengers Assemble at New York Comic Con
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Retro Horror Flick
The Conjuring
Will Employ 'Old-School Tricks'
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Terry Pratchett Talks Discworld-Inspired TV Show, New Book Dodger
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Pentagon Scientists: We Can't Predict Violent Outbursts. Yet.
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Declassified at Last: Air Force's Supersonic Flying Saucer Schematics
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Army Plots New Infrared 'Obscurants' to Thicken the Fog of War
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Pentagon Looks to Diagnose PTSD... With Video Games
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Rescue Me, Robot: Machines Ready for Firefighting Duty
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Pentagon Tobacco Might One Day Stop Syria's Nerve Gas
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Don't Panic, But China Mingles Its Nukes with Regular Missiles
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Air Force Video Compares Facebook, iPhone to Atom Bombs
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The Air Force's Bug-Eyed Plan for New Spy Gear