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Pranks: Extreme Engineering 101

(Popular Science, September 2008)

Canadian student pranksters have turned city lights into Morse code, covered the mayor's house in fake paint, and dangled a car beneath the Golden Gate Bridge--just to show they can. Our writer risked injury and arrest to join the cult.

Anatomy of a Spam (Wired, October 1999)

It all started with a hot email pitch for a miraculous product. Wired turned detective to find the truth.

Confessions of a Chickenboner (Jungle magazine, March 2002)

One man takes the plunge and goes head first into the world of e-mail spamming.

I Love the 1040 (NPR, April 2002)
All Things Considered.

Blockheads (Make, May 2005)

Product developers use Lego to prototype next-generation commercial devices. What else is there?

Technology Map of the World (Business 2.0, (August 2004

It's a global economy, but innovation thrives locally. From Boston to Beijing, here's a guide to the planet's emerging high-tech hot spots.

The Race to Win the 2012 Olympics (Wired, June 2005)

In the final heat: New York, Paris, London, Moscow, and Madrid. A geek's guide to the competition.

Flat Guinness (NPR, April 2001)

All Things Considered. The new direction of the Guinness Book of World Records leaves one writer longing for the old days of unusual oddities.

Fry's Electronics: The Future of Retail (September 1998)

After Life (Wired, July 1997)

Where computers go to die.