WIRED http://www.wired.com Tue, 11 Aug 2015 14:44:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.7 Harvard Professor Wants to Crowdfund a Presidential Campaign http://www.wired.com/2015/08/larry-lessig-president/ http://www.wired.com/2015/08/larry-lessig-president/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2015 14:31:38 +0000 Issie Lapowsky http://www.wired.com/?p=1833811 Harvard Professor Wants to Crowdfund a Presidential Campaign

You know, unless someone better comes along.

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The band's singer-guitarist Ruban Nielson explains how "Multi-Love" was influenced by Baz Luhrmann's movie, Questlove, and a broken synthesizer.

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]]> http://www.wired.com/2015/08/song-exploder-unknown-mortal-orchestra/feed/ 0 Doug Aitken’s 30-Day Film Is an Ode to the Creative Process http://www.wired.com/2015/08/doug-aitkens-30-day-film-ode-creative-process/ http://www.wired.com/2015/08/doug-aitkens-30-day-film-ode-creative-process/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2015 14:00:28 +0000 Liz Stinson http://www.wired.com/?p=1820108 Doug Aitken’s 30-Day Film Is an Ode to the Creative Process

The film isn’t about constructing a cohesive narrative as much as it is about celebrating creativity in all its messiness.

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Drone videos are in high demand, but inexperienced pilots are putting people in danger.

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Get ready to fire up some John Williams and feel some feelings.

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]]> http://www.wired.com/2015/08/star-wars-challenge-day-100/feed/ 0 Yves Behar Designed This Surprisingly Beautiful Set-Top Box http://www.wired.com/2015/08/yves-behar-set-top-box/ http://www.wired.com/2015/08/yves-behar-set-top-box/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2015 12:00:35 +0000 Margaret Rhodes http://www.wired.com/?p=1833281 Yves Behar Designed This Surprisingly Beautiful Set-Top Box

A cube of a streamer you won't hate having under your TV.

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]]> http://www.wired.com/2015/08/yves-behar-set-top-box/feed/ 0 Mmm, Beer: Brewers Are on a Quest to Breed a Better Hop http://www.wired.com/2015/08/mmm-beer-brewers-quest-breed-better-hop/ http://www.wired.com/2015/08/mmm-beer-brewers-quest-breed-better-hop/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2015 12:00:25 +0000 Katie M. Palmer http://www.wired.com/?p=1833123 Mmm, Beer: Brewers Are on a Quest to Breed a Better Hop

A geneticist and a brewery in Nova Scotia have teamed up to breed a mildew-resistant version of their favorite hops.

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Sometimes, the most creative ideas fall the hardest.

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The hard part is asking people to strip down and give their shower a test run.

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McLaren's goal is to show off some of the bespoke options it can offer to wealthy buyers.

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