Apr 9, 2018 4:52 PM

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 Bia
01
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 Minton
02
Silicon Valley High
Meet the students of “d.Tech,” where kids learn by inventing the future—all before their senior proms.

Photograph by Daymon Gardner
03
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 Tercero
04
My One Other
A chronicle of romance, performance, and surveillance on Strava.

Illustration by Albert Tercero
05
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 Asgharnia
06
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 Tercero
07
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 Lowell
08
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.

Comments

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.

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.

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.

What Happens When You Track Your Boyfriend on Strava

A tale of romance, performance, surveillance, and loss.

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.

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.

The Next Best Version of Me: How to Live Forever

Researchers want to synthesize an optimized human genome that can be stored indefinitely and grown decades from now. So I volunteered mine.

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.

The Best Digital Photo Frames We’ve Tried

Get your pictures off your phone and in front of your loved ones with these WIRED-tested digital picture frames.

The Best Gifts for Sleep

Sleep is the one thing every giftee needs, and you can help them get it. These are our tried-and-tested picks for giftable sleep aids, from masks to melatonin.