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Niantic CEO John Hanke's vision for augmented reality, unlike virtual reality, seeks to make the real world better without encouraging people to totally check out of it.https://wired.trib.al/FPHAV4j 

Venezuela’s tropical glaciers could disappear within a decade, but rather than despair, a team of scientists see a rare opportunity. https://wired.trib.al/dc84yrE  Via @atlasobscura

Wouldn’t it be great if there was a better way to get to places? What if you could just appear where you want to go, without going through all the places in between?https://wired.trib.al/cqNMsjZ 

"This is the first time I can recall non-state actors having deployed ransomware purely for political objectives." The politically motivated attack represents a new frontier for hacktivists—and won’t be the last of its kind.https://wired.trib.al/3EobBCN 

The pandemic brought in a flood of bird-watchers, but it presents experts with a conundrum: is bird behavior changing, or is there just more data available now?https://wired.trib.al/q7voReM 

Experts say this step from theory to structure is a promising idea for housing people at natural disaster sites.https://wired.trib.al/ocJp2g8 

When it comes to climbing, it's easy to get overwhelmed by all the jargon for technical gear. Whether you're indoors or outdoors, here's some basic, affordable equipment to get you off the ground and on those rocks or walls.https://wired.trib.al/yRbsHUR 

Casual gaming is also on the rise. People who play to burn off stress, rather than making gaming a crucial part of their identity, are joining the gamer ranks in droves. The question is: Is this a good thing?https://wired.trib.al/M5euIyJ 

Neil Young wants his music removed from Spotify because of Joe Rogan’s vaccine comments on the platform. But this isn’t the first time he’s gone head to head with mainstream music streaming. (From 2019)https://wired.trib.al/D13AAne 

Whether you're attending classes fully in person, online, partly in person, or some other hybrid, there's something here for every student and every budget.https://wired.trib.al/Vn1f88e 

What was once seen as the neurological equivalent of annoying television static may have profound implications for how scientists study the brain.https://wired.trib.al/opP6meh 

Researchers have calculated that airports could potentially produce 10 times the amount of solar energy as 17,000 residential panels—enough to power 136,000 homes.https://wired.trib.al/G2qqIb7 

If you decide to take and share photos of yourself, here’s a guide for doing it safely from start to finish.https://wired.trib.al/gx2Ofkd 

Unvaccinated children over 2 years old should wear face masks in public spaces. If your kids are back in school, you should probably refresh your mask stash.https://wired.trib.al/gEaG07F 

With a little bit of setup, Focus can completely change how you use your phone.https://wired.trib.al/umUK0kN 

These days, your pet can get medical help without leaving home. These are our favorite televet services.https://wired.trib.al/VnWKW3R 

After months of beta testing, the new subscription-only Protect feature is now available to all Citizen users inside the app. https://wired.trib.al/RinTIvg  (From 2021)

Physicists may have just shown for the first time that imaginary numbers are, in a sense, real. https://wired.trib.al/aIuo8TO  Via @QuantaMagazine