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Manager of Audience Development . Prev: , , and . Oxford commas, forever. Opinions mine. alexander_baker-whitcomb@wired.com

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  1. 8 hours ago

    Sweet. Baby. Jesus.

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    9 hours ago

    Please send science reporters to cover the White House coronavirus briefings. Please.

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  3. 9 hours ago

    May we all use our exes as inspiration:

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  4. Feb 26

    We always talk about how Facebook changed the election with its black box algorithm, but what about Google's? This is truly wild:

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  5. Feb 25

    Go ahead and try to look at this photo and not feel hopeful.

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  6. Feb 24

    Neil Armstrong may have taken this leap for mankind, but he wouldn’t have set foot on the moon without the help of Katherine Johnson’s calculations that got him there, and home, safely. A true American hero. RIP.

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    Feb 23

    This coronavirus is the third in the past two decades to jump from animals to humans. It's a frightening trend, one that's likely to continue. Here's why:

    Why This Coronavirus Won't Be the Last
    This is the third coronavirus outbreak in the last 20 years.
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  8. Feb 23

    I know you would never share your online accounts with your family or friends ... ...but theoretically... ...if you did... ...here's how to do it the safe way without exposing your password.

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  9. Feb 20

    This, from a WIRED profile in 1999, tells you everything you need to know about the "jokes" Mike Bloomberg says offended women that he worked with.

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  10. Feb 20

    Last night on the debate stage, said some women couldn't handle his jokes. From this 1999 profile in WIRED: "If you can't take 'nice ass' jokes," says one female staffer, "you won't be able to handle working here."

    "My daughter is tall and busty and blonde. We went to China together. And what's a 16-year-old going to do on a business trip? So I got her dates in every city in China." - Michael Bloomberg in 1999. Read our full profile of Bloomberg from that year:
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    Feb 20

    "My daughter is tall and busty and blonde. We went to China together. And what's a 16-year-old going to do on a business trip? So I got her dates in every city in China." - Michael Bloomberg in 1999. Read our full profile of Bloomberg from that year:

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    Feb 20

    All the Democratic candidates should pledge not to create—or even promote!—deceptively edited videos.

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    Anyone?
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  13. Feb 20

    To put Mike Bloomberg's wealth into perspective, understand he is worth more than: • North Korea's GDP • All the NBA teams combined • NASA's estimate to return to the moon • The net worth of all US presidents ever

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    Feb 19

    Here's how to watch tonight’s Democratic debate, plus a look at a new tuition model for college debt. The news you need to know ➡

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    Feb 18

    How to write a book: 1. Get idea. 2. Sit down. 3. Open laptop. 4. Find mood music. 5. No, not that song. 6. Not quite. 7. That one might work. 8. Found it! 9. Okay, I’m ready. 10. Whoops, out of time.

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  16. Feb 18

    Today's WIRED cartoon is absolutely brutal.

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    Feb 17

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    Feb 17

    Big prayers for Newman

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  19. Feb 12

    Years ago, Mark Zuckerberg destroyed his personal notebooks that had revealing questions like “What makes this seem secure, whether or not it actually is?" scrawled in them. found some of the pages, and describes them for the first time:

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  20. Feb 11

    JOBS ALERT: is hiring! Tons of jobs, too: writers, editors, managers, you name it. Come cover the future, express yourself creatively, and do important, fulfilling work and get paid for it (plus pet WIRED dogs!) Check out jobs here:

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