Coming up today: why NFT marketplace OpenSea can’t win and we look at the wild, woolly world of mammoth patents.

You're (Maybe) Gonna Need a Patent for That Woolly Mammoth

https://www.wired.com/story/de-extinction-patents/

Why OpenSea’s NFT Marketplace Can’t Win

https://www.wired.com/story/opensea-nfts-twitter/

Music by Filip Hnizdo

Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess

The latest on the porn block and why evolution is happening faster than anyone thought possible.

The stories we talked about this week:

A New Database Reveals How Much Humans Are Messing With Evolution

https://www.wired.com/story/database-humans-messing-with-evolution/

Music by Filip Hnizdo

Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess

Coming up today: Germany takes on Telegram and Matt Burgess dives deep inside a Russian ransomware gang.

The stories we talked about this week:

Germany Has Picked a Fight With Telegram

https://www.wired.com/story/germany-telegram-covid/

Inside Trickbot, Russia’s Notorious Ransomware Gang

https://www.wired.com/story/trickbot-malware-group-internal-messages/

Music by Filip Hnizdo

Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess

Coming up today: the agony and ecstasy of learning to live with Covid and we look at how gravity storage could help in the fight against the climate crisis.

The stories we talked about this week:

Politicians Say It’s Time to Live With Covid. Are You Ready?

https://www.wired.com/story/living-with-covid-new-normal/

Gravity Could Solve Clean Energy’s One Major Drawback

https://www.wired.com/story/energy-vault-gravity-storage/

Music by Filip Hnizdo

Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess

Coming up today: we look at how countries can best count deaths caused by the climate crisis and look at the latest twist in the gig economy workers’ rights saga.

The stories we talked about this week:

A Project to Count Climate Crisis Deaths Has Surprising Results

https://www.wired.com/story/uk-climate-change-deaths/

Gig Workers Were Promised a Better Deal. Then They Were Outsourced

https://www.wired.com/story/gig-economy-outsourcing-uk/

Music by Filip Hnizdo

Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess

Coming up today it’s the final WIRED podcast of 2021. That can only mean one thing: it’s quiz time.

Music by Filip Hnizdo

Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess

Coming up today, the big problem with Gorillas, and everything you need to know about the Omicron variant

The stories we talked about this week:

Europe Went Bananas for Gorillas. Then Its Workers Rose Up

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/gorillas-gig-economy-unions-germany

The Omicron Variant Is a Mystery. Here’s How Science Will Solve It

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/omicron-variant-facts

Music by Filip Hnizdo

Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess

Coming up today, how humans have broken a fundamental law of the ocean and we look into the UK’s plan to sequence the genomes of up to 200,000 babies.

The stories we talked about this week:

Humans Have Broken a Fundamental Law of the Ocean

https://www.wired.com/story/humans-broken-fundamental-law-ocean/

The UK Government Wants to Sequence Your Baby’s Genome

https://www.wired.com/story/whole-genome-sequencing-newborn-screening/

Music by Filip Hnizdo

Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess

Coming up today, nuclear fusion, treadmill hacking and Norway’s electric vehicle headache. 

The stories we talked about this week:

Norway Is Running Out of Gas-Guzzling Cars to Tax

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/norway-electric-vehicle-tax

Locked Out of ‘God Mode,’ Runners Are Hacking Their Treadmills

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/nordictrack-ifit-treadmill-privilege-mode

Finally, a Practical Use for Nuclear Fusion

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/finally-a-practical-use-for-nuclear-fusion

Music by Filip Hnizdo

Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess

Coming up today, how RNA could help keep food fresh for longer and we explain why Salt Bae is the ultimate content machine.

The stories we talked about this week:

The Next Big Thing for RNA? Fixing Moldy Food

https://www.wired.com/story/rna-crop-sprays-presticides/

Salt Bae’s Next Great Act? Endless Content

https://www.wired.com/story/salt-bae-restaurant-viral-videos/

Music by Filip Hnizdo

Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess