Wired: Top Stories (7 unread)
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April 21, 1878: Thinking Fast, Firefighter Slides Down a Pole
Posted: April 20th, 2008, 11:30pm EDT by Randy Alfred
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It was like a bell going off. In fact, it was a bell going off. "If I slide down that long pole standing there, I'll get to the fire engines faster." Birth of an idea.
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Wired.com Exclusive: Watch Björk's 'Wanderlust' in 3-D
Posted: April 20th, 2008, 9:00pm EDT by Jenna Wortham
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Get a first look at Bjork's new 3-D music video, "Wanderlust," which takes you on a mystical, nomadic journey through a lush, primitive land.
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Games Without Frontiers: Poetic 'Passage' Provokes Heavy Thoughts on Life, Death
Posted: April 20th, 2008, 9:00pm EDT by Clive Thompson
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A simple, five-minute game takes players through some heady psychological terrain. Play it if you dare to think, feel and embrace a powerfully artistic aesthetic. Commentary by Clive Thompson.
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Galactica's Future as 'Allegory for the American Revolution'
Posted: April 20th, 2008, 1:00pm EDT by Underwire
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After a Battlestar Galactica panel discussion at New York Comic Con, Underwire speaks to Mark Stern, executive vice president of original programming for the Sci Fi Channel, about the science of Galactica and the freedom science fiction offers creative types. Stern also drops some compelling hints about the future of the Galacticafranchise.
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Green Funerals: An Eco-Friendly Way to Leave the Earth
Posted: April 20th, 2008, 11:30am EDT by Associated Press
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Britain has been a world leader in eco-friendly funerals for years and a source of green burial products. This weekend in London, those in the business showcase their products and services, from cardboard coffins, clothes sewn from natural fibers, to a burial plot in a natural setting. Green funerals attempt to be eco-friendly at every stage.
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Study: Americans Are Happiest in Their Golden Years
Posted: April 20th, 2008, 12:45am EDT by Associated Press
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A new study finds the happiest Americans are the oldest, and older adults are more socially active than the stereotype of the lonely senior suggests. The two go hand-in-hand: Being social can help keep away the blues.
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World Domination, or at Least a Couple of Bucks
Posted: April 20th, 2008, 12:15am EDT by Epicenter
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A crowd of 700 attend Startup School '08, a day-long conference at Stanford University for entrepreneurial wannabes hoping to be the next Sergey and Larry.