Are the algorithms that power dating apps racially biased?Wired UK - Thomas McMullan A match. It’s a small word that hides a heap of judgements. In the world of online dating, it’s a good-looking face that pops out of an algorithm …
The weird rise of cyber funeralsWired UK - Ruby Lott-Lavigna Your online data is a bit like single-use plastic: there’s tonnes of the stuff and it’s very hard to get rid of. When you die, your physical body …
Inside the endless hunt for the perfect male contraceptiveWired UK - Matt Reynolds Once a month in the south of Brittany, a small group of men gather to debate the comparative merits of jerry-rigging jockstraps out of bras and …
Think Tinder has changed the nature of love? Science disagreesWired UK - Sanjana Varghese In the 1960s, a young social psychologist called Arthur Aron was looking for the right area to focus his research on – at the time, the norm in …
The stressful, gruelling reality of being a #RelationshipGoals coupleWired UK - Amelia Tait Throughout history, certain couples have captured the public imagination. Antony and Cleopatra had a suicide pact, Napoleon and Joséphine had …
“They’re more attractive than real boyfriends.” Inside the weird world of Chinese romance video gamesWired UK - Lu-Hai Liang Imagine that four handsome, successful men are romantically pursuing you. There’s Li Zeyan, a strong but cold CEO; Zhou Qiluo, a sunny boy band-type; …
I tried to keep my unborn child secret from Facebook and GoogleWired UK - James Temperton The internet hates secrets. More than that, it despises them. And so, in February of last year, my partner and I resolved to try and keep the …
The painstaking craft of Reddit's r/relationships moderatorsWired UK - Emma Hughes You probably already have a favourite. Maybe it’s the guy whose ex-girlfriend would briefly unblock him on WhatsApp every Monday to send him Game of …
Vibrating moon cups? Fancy pants? Can tech really take the pain out of periods?Wired UK - Stephanie Williamson Instagram is awash with adverts for alternative period products. From reusable tampon applicators to “smart” mooncups, they promise a more …
Inside the disgustingly gloopy fight against super-gonorrhoeaWired UK - Amit Katwala At Kingston University in south-west London, a researcher in a white lab coat and safety goggles struggles to unscrew a large plastic jar full of cow …
Porn warped our sex lives. Now a new kind of sex ed is fighting backWired UK - Franki Cookney The purpose of porn, most people would agree, is to titillate. Its job is to arouse, to entertain – it's not usually thought of as an educational …
Jeff Bezos's penis can teach us a thing or two about online intimacyWired UK - James Temperton We need to talk about Jeff Bezos’s penis. Words, dear reader, that I never expected to type. Last week’s furore around the Amazon founder and CEO’s …
Screw it! How sex toys are evolving beyond the penisWired UK - Sophie Charara In the cafeteria of Imperial College London’s Advanced Hackspace, Wan Tseng is laying out her modular jewellery across an empty table. As a man walks …
