Rob Reddick
@redique.bsky.social
Science editor @WIRED.
Please send tips to: rob_reddick@wired.com / Signal: redique.97
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Some personal news: I'm moving on from WIRED. I'm really proud of the work I've done here over the past 3.5 years, and it's been a real privilege to edit some excellent writers both on staff and freelance.
January 5, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Some personal news: I'm moving on from WIRED. I'm really proud of the work I've done here over the past 3.5 years, and it's been a real privilege to edit some excellent writers both on staff and freelance.
I'm wary of setting goals/resolutions at this time of year, but one thing I do want to try to do is create and stick to a better evening routine, and try to sleep better as a result.
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January 4, 2026 at 9:26 PM
I'm wary of setting goals/resolutions at this time of year, but one thing I do want to try to do is create and stick to a better evening routine, and try to sleep better as a result.
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"A generation ago, procrastinating required creativity. You had to find distractions. Today, they find you."
A great piece on why we procrastinate, and steps to take to get yourself out of the habit.
theconversation.com/why-procrast...
A great piece on why we procrastinate, and steps to take to get yourself out of the habit.
theconversation.com/why-procrast...
Why procrastination isn’t laziness – it’s rigid thinking that your brain can unlearn
Why we procrastinate has less to do with willpower than with how flexibly our brains handle stress and discomfort - and the good news is, flexibility is trainable.
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January 4, 2026 at 2:35 PM
"A generation ago, procrastinating required creativity. You had to find distractions. Today, they find you."
A great piece on why we procrastinate, and steps to take to get yourself out of the habit.
theconversation.com/why-procrast...
A great piece on why we procrastinate, and steps to take to get yourself out of the habit.
theconversation.com/why-procrast...
Congrats on a great year Chris. So many great pieces here!
Editors, not only does Chris produce great work, but it's always a pleasure working together.
Here's to many more commissions in 2026!
Editors, not only does Chris produce great work, but it's always a pleasure working together.
Here's to many more commissions in 2026!
🥳🎄 Merry Christmas!!! It’s time for my annual freelancer’s office Christmas party! 🎉☃️
Yes, it’s just me 😂 but I’m having fun! 2025 has been quite a year. I’ve covered lots of stuff. This time, I thought I’d share a selection of things people have said to me that have stuck in my head.
DEEP BREATH…
Yes, it’s just me 😂 but I’m having fun! 2025 has been quite a year. I’ve covered lots of stuff. This time, I thought I’d share a selection of things people have said to me that have stuck in my head.
DEEP BREATH…
December 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Congrats on a great year Chris. So many great pieces here!
Editors, not only does Chris produce great work, but it's always a pleasure working together.
Here's to many more commissions in 2026!
Editors, not only does Chris produce great work, but it's always a pleasure working together.
Here's to many more commissions in 2026!
New on @wired.com—@alexandratalty.bsky.social reveals how carbon-removal company Running Tide was able to gather millions from investors, despite little evidence that its technology worked, dumped tens of thousands of tons of materials into the ocean, likely removing no carbon, and then went under.
How the Next Big Thing in Carbon Removal Sunk Without a Trace
With support from Microsoft, Stripe, and Shopify, Running Tide billed itself as on the cutting edge of carbon removal. In the end, it resorted to dumping thousands of tons of wood chips in the sea.
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December 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM
New on @wired.com—@alexandratalty.bsky.social reveals how carbon-removal company Running Tide was able to gather millions from investors, despite little evidence that its technology worked, dumped tens of thousands of tons of materials into the ocean, likely removing no carbon, and then went under.
For more on how decarbonization is being achieved on the ground, check out The Reengineer!
www.thereengineer.pro
www.thereengineer.pro
November 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
For more on how decarbonization is being achieved on the ground, check out The Reengineer!
www.thereengineer.pro
www.thereengineer.pro
This was such a fun piece—which we syndicated on @wired.com from Chris's own excellent newsletter, the Reengineer. I wonder where else in the world such moves are being made.
www.wired.com/story/let-th...
www.wired.com/story/let-th...
British Churches Are Putting Their Faith in Heat Pumps
Ancient buildings and old bones aren’t getting in the way of the transition.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:58 AM
This was such a fun piece—which we syndicated on @wired.com from Chris's own excellent newsletter, the Reengineer. I wonder where else in the world such moves are being made.
www.wired.com/story/let-th...
www.wired.com/story/let-th...
Google may be forced by the Competition and Markets Authority to make major changes in the way that people use its search engine in the UK, @natashabernal.bsky.social reports for @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/uk-wat...
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Google Search Could Change Forever in the UK
New regulation from the UK’s competition authority means Google may be forced to make major changes in the way that people use its search engine.
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October 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Google may be forced by the Competition and Markets Authority to make major changes in the way that people use its search engine in the UK, @natashabernal.bsky.social reports for @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/uk-wat...
www.wired.com/story/uk-wat...
An incredible way of upping access and success of IVF, or an unnerving development that ushers in the possibility of ‘embryo farming’. Maybe it's both.
www.wired.com/story/scient...
www.wired.com/story/scient...
Scientists Made Human Eggs from Skin Cells and Used Them to Form Embryos
The embryos weren’t used to try to establish a pregnancy, but the researchers behind the technique say it could one day be used to address infertility.
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September 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
An incredible way of upping access and success of IVF, or an unnerving development that ushers in the possibility of ‘embryo farming’. Maybe it's both.
www.wired.com/story/scient...
www.wired.com/story/scient...
Absolutely loved this piece looking at the innards of a high-security data centers housed underground.
www.wired.com/story/inside...
www.wired.com/story/inside...
Inside the Nuclear Bunkers, Mines, and Mountains Being Retrofitted as Data Centers
Companies are going to great lengths to protect the infrastructure that provides the backbone of the world’s digital services—by burying their data deep underground.
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September 28, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Absolutely loved this piece looking at the innards of a high-security data centers housed underground.
www.wired.com/story/inside...
www.wired.com/story/inside...
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I covered the protests in London against Trump for @wired.com. Protesters aren't convinced by the AI deal from US tech giants: They want to know what the UK is giving them in exchange for up to $45bn in investment and where the power for data centers will come from www.wired.com/story/climat...
Anti-Trump Protesters Take Aim at ‘Naive’ US-UK AI Deal
Thousands marched in London to protest President Donald Trump’s second state visit. Among them were many environmental activists unhappy with Britain’s new AI deal with the US.
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September 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I covered the protests in London against Trump for @wired.com. Protesters aren't convinced by the AI deal from US tech giants: They want to know what the UK is giving them in exchange for up to $45bn in investment and where the power for data centers will come from www.wired.com/story/climat...
I hope we see more of this around the world in the future.
NEW: A handful of cities around the world are using lake and river water to cool their buildings. It's a fascinating alternative to traditional AC.
But some (relatively shallow) bodies of water are warming fast - will they continue to be useful in the future?
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But some (relatively shallow) bodies of water are warming fast - will they continue to be useful in the future?
www.wired.com/story/people...
‘People Are So Proud of This’: How River and Lake Water Is Cooling Buildings
Networks of pipes and heat exchangers can transfer excess heat from buildings into nearby bodies of water—but as the world warms, the cooling potential of some water courses is now diminishing.
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September 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I hope we see more of this around the world in the future.
This is your chance to learn from the best!
September 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This is your chance to learn from the best!
My two takeaways from this piece:
1) ugh, this is bad, is there nothing that this administration will leave unsullied etc.; and
2) keeping ants (legally) seems pretty cool, I should look into it.
www.wired.com/story/usda-a...
1) ugh, this is bad, is there nothing that this administration will leave unsullied etc.; and
2) keeping ants (legally) seems pretty cool, I should look into it.
www.wired.com/story/usda-a...
Government Staffing Cuts Have Fueled an Ant-Smuggling Boom
“It’s getting out of hand,” one seller says. “They realize the US market is a gold mine.”
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August 20, 2025 at 11:09 AM
My two takeaways from this piece:
1) ugh, this is bad, is there nothing that this administration will leave unsullied etc.; and
2) keeping ants (legally) seems pretty cool, I should look into it.
www.wired.com/story/usda-a...
1) ugh, this is bad, is there nothing that this administration will leave unsullied etc.; and
2) keeping ants (legally) seems pretty cool, I should look into it.
www.wired.com/story/usda-a...
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Dream job alert! @wired.com is hiring a features editor to join our team. You’ll work with @harmancipants.bsky.social and her gang of genius storytellers on ambitious reporting, investigations, packages, and more…
Features Editor
WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change t...
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August 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Dream job alert! @wired.com is hiring a features editor to join our team. You’ll work with @harmancipants.bsky.social and her gang of genius storytellers on ambitious reporting, investigations, packages, and more…
Assumed there'd be no legs in this idea over this timeframe... but experts who spoke to @wired.com explain how getting a nuclear reactor on the moon in five years is plausible—and why the US wants to pursue such an ambitious goal on this schedule.
www.wired.com/story/why-th...
www.wired.com/story/why-th...
Why the US Is Racing to Build a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon
NASA has set a 2030 deadline to build a 100-kilowatt nuclear reactor on the moon. It’s an ambitious but potentially achievable goal that could transform space exploration, experts tell WIRED.
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August 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Assumed there'd be no legs in this idea over this timeframe... but experts who spoke to @wired.com explain how getting a nuclear reactor on the moon in five years is plausible—and why the US wants to pursue such an ambitious goal on this schedule.
www.wired.com/story/why-th...
www.wired.com/story/why-th...
Negotiations are underway, again, for a global treaty on plastics. If you're not sure what's going on or why this matters, this is a good primer:
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/o...
Opinion | Two Words: Plastics Treaty
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August 7, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Negotiations are underway, again, for a global treaty on plastics. If you're not sure what's going on or why this matters, this is a good primer:
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/o...
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SCOOP from me: FEMA is planning to order states to immediately stop activities intended to combat domestic violent extremism - the latest in a broad federal move to downplay the threat:
Combating Domestic Violent Extremism Is No Longer a FEMA Priority
Documents obtained by WIRED show FEMA plans to direct states and tribes to halt activities intended to combat domestic violent extremism so as to align with "current administration priorities."
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August 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
SCOOP from me: FEMA is planning to order states to immediately stop activities intended to combat domestic violent extremism - the latest in a broad federal move to downplay the threat:
August 6, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The USCG recommends submersibles "be certified with third-party organizations, such as Lloyd’s Register or the American Bureau of Shipping, even if they were operating in international waters like the Titan."
Feels like a sensible step toward avoiding similar tragedies
www.wired.com/story/us-coa...
Feels like a sensible step toward avoiding similar tragedies
www.wired.com/story/us-coa...
US Coast Guard Report on Titan Submersible Implosion Singles Out OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush
A report on the death of five people in the Titan submersible blames design, maintenance, and inspection flaws for its failure. “It all came back to Mr. Rush,” the head of the investigation told WIRED...
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August 6, 2025 at 9:35 AM
The USCG recommends submersibles "be certified with third-party organizations, such as Lloyd’s Register or the American Bureau of Shipping, even if they were operating in international waters like the Titan."
Feels like a sensible step toward avoiding similar tragedies
www.wired.com/story/us-coa...
Feels like a sensible step toward avoiding similar tragedies
www.wired.com/story/us-coa...
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Our friend @alecluhn.bsky.social is missing in Norway's Folgefonna National Park after a backpacking trip to the glacier there. Please share if you're in the area or know people who might be. Come home safe, buddy
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August 5, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Our friend @alecluhn.bsky.social is missing in Norway's Folgefonna National Park after a backpacking trip to the glacier there. Please share if you're in the area or know people who might be. Come home safe, buddy
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going live on @wired.com in 45 minutes! come hang out and ask questions as we discuss the future of wellness 🩸
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July 31, 2025 at 4:50 PM
going live on @wired.com in 45 minutes! come hang out and ask questions as we discuss the future of wellness 🩸
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NEW: i spoke to nine (!) scientists across several disciplines whose work was cited in the new Department of Energy report that downplays the severity of climate change. all of them say their work was misrepresented, cherry picked, and/or lacked context —
Scientists Say New Government Climate Report Twists Their Work
A new Department of Energy report “fundamentally misrepresents” climate research and leaves out key context, multiple scientists cited in the report tell WIRED.
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July 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
NEW: i spoke to nine (!) scientists across several disciplines whose work was cited in the new Department of Energy report that downplays the severity of climate change. all of them say their work was misrepresented, cherry picked, and/or lacked context —
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I'm so proud of the Science desk's work on @wired.com this year, and very excited for what we've got coming up.
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July 24, 2025 at 11:59 AM
At WIRED we’ve just launched our new subscription package, featuring 5 exclusive newsletters, AMAs with writers, a new commenting experience, and more.
I'm so proud of the Science desk's work on @wired.com this year, and very excited for what we've got coming up.
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I'm so proud of the Science desk's work on @wired.com this year, and very excited for what we've got coming up.
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WIRED is hiring! We're looking for a senior writer to cover the frontiers of scientific advancement—breakthroughs in space tech, quantum science, nanotechnology, batteries, and more—and the people and companies behind them.
This role is based in our London office.
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This role is based in our London office.
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Posted 7:01:53 PM. WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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July 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
WIRED is hiring! We're looking for a senior writer to cover the frontiers of scientific advancement—breakthroughs in space tech, quantum science, nanotechnology, batteries, and more—and the people and companies behind them.
This role is based in our London office.
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
This role is based in our London office.
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