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Bertrand Piccard on fairytale flights and Earth's future
In 2016, Piccard circumnavigated the globe in a plane powered only by sunlight. His aim? To prove that the future of aviation lies with clean technologies
Innovative ways to serve your favourite drinks
Quench your thirst with these glamorous accessories designed to accompany your favourite drinks.
Cixin Liu is the author of your next favourite sci-fi novel
Recommended by Obama and Mark Zuckerberg, Cixin Liu wrote the first Chinese sci-fi novel to win a Hugo award.
Emily Weiss on how to connect with millennials
From beauty blogger to cosmetic queen. Beauty company Glossier has seen rapid growth in recent years – for a period last year its eyebrow product had a 10,000-person waiting list.
In a world where machines may have an IQ of 50,000, what will happen to the values and ethics that underpin privacy and free will?
The Icelandic investor and self-proclaimed 'adventure capitalist' who made billions, lost everything, then made it all back, shares some lessons learned.
The Indian 'web warrior' who took on Facebook and won
Facebook launched its Free Basics programme in India in February 2015, promising to give millions of people free access to the internet. New Delhi-based media entrepreneur Nikhil Pahwa, however, thought it too good to be true…
Controversial Thirty Meter Telescope project could be moved to the Canary Islands
The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) could take up residence in Spain’s Canary Islands, instead of its proposed location of Hawaii, after difficult legal battles and protests have ground construction to a halt.
Toyota claims its FCV Mirai only emits water and heat. So WIRED product editor Jeremy White drank the water produced by the car after taking it for a test drive.
Key to a happy life? Swapping Vegas for the life of a goat herder
Babar Afzal on the freedom he has found living life as nomadic Pashmina goat herder
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