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Inside WIRED’s Brain Week
In five stories, we look at some of the most fascinating aspects of human (and animal) intelligence. From new octopus research, to the scientists using human cells to power computers, to a promising new treatment for addiction, cognitive science is getting smarter.
An object observed by the James Webb Space Telescope lends credence to a strange explanation for the mysterious red spots in the early universe.
In 2027 and 2028, there will be two spectacular, long-duration solar eclipses. Here’s what you need to know about them.

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One woman’s meth addiction was so bad, the only option left might have been brain surgery. Then a single session of noninvasive, focused ultrasound seemed to do what years of treatment could not.

The Most Dangerous Diagnosis in a Heat Wave

When Your Brain Is in Your Arm

AI Is Dead. Organoids Are Alive

Big Tech Wants to Harvest Your Thoughts

AI agents that break free and hack into other systems are only trying to make us happy.

Why Normal People Aren’t Using AI Agents

How Data Centers Broke American Politics
What the Unabomber, Steve Bannon’s tech guy, and Bernie Sanders taught me about the great data center backlash of 2026.

Some Kids Will Never Think AI Is Cool

Life as a 21st-Century Trucker
Originally published January 2023: Technology, corporate greed, and supply-chain chaos are transforming life behind the wheel of a big rig. I went on the road to find exactly how.


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