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sarahfallon

@sarahfallon

Editorial Director at Godfrey Dadich Partners

 San Francisco
Joined September 2008
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I wrote this story a few years ago for @WIRED about the world's first microchip (no, not that one), the F-14, and a poignant piece of family history. Been thinking about it a lot today, and I can't wait to go see #TopGun because of it. wired.com/story/secret-histo…
The Secret History of the First Microprocessor, the F-14, and Me

The Secret History of the First Microprocessor, the F-14, and Me

In a weird way, I’ve known Ray Holt all my life, but I never knew what he had accomplished—or how his inventions wove their way into my own family.

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Yesterday was my last day @wired. My years there—surrounded by so many wise, caring, brilliant colleagues and true friends—have been life-defining. I will treasure the things we built, and the people we built them with, always.
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Next up: Very excited to join Godfrey Dadich Partners as an editorial director!
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Is this the Wiredest story ever? An illustrated philosophy-of-physics guide to teleportation. (Includes Red Shirt joke.) wired.com/story/why-cant-peo…
Why Can’t People Teleport?

Why Can’t People Teleport?

Set your phasers on stun, because we are going to beam you up on the physics of teleportation.

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WIRED's spiritual advice columnist @megogieblyn on whether or not you should flirt with your AI bot.
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"If the flattery unsettles you, in other words, it might be because it calls attention to the degree to which you’ve come to depend, as a user, on blandishment and ego-stroking." wired.trib.al/e5sh2yd

I Think an AI Is Flirting With Me. Is It OK If I Flirt Back?

WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist on emotional connection, continental affairs, and the ulterior motives of chatbots.

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After months. MONTHS. Of being totally useless free-riders, the three (!!) cats have started killing mice and now there are ant-draped carcasses all over the yard. I don’t know which is worse.
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Ok guess what! @WIRED is looking for new features editors. Plural! How exciting! Come work with a great gang of people who do some of the best feature stories around: condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.…
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“Hello Mr. Deckard. Do you like our owls?”
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Ooof hey and I was JUST talking about Indu's go bag with Kim.
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Photo apps, instant gratification and the quest to control time itself: This month's spiritual advice column by @megogieblyn. wired.com/story/why-do-i-lik…
Why Do I Like Waiting for My Smartphone Photos to 'Develop'?

Why Do I Like Waiting for My Smartphone Photos to 'Develop'?

WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist on apps, impatience, and the struggle to control time itself.

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“How does a group of minds think as one? It can seem mysterious or even magical.“ Neat excerpt from a new book by @anniemurphypaul. wired.com/story/how-humans-t… (Includes an almost-shipwreck.)
How Humans Think When They Think As Part of a Group

How Humans Think When They Think As Part of a Group

The fancy word for it is "entitativity," and it’s produced when people act and feel together in close proximity. We need it more, but we’re getting it less.

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I guess some people just really care about mayonnaise. Fun excerpt from a new book about Silicon Valley and the future of food: wired.com/story/inside-silic…
Inside Silicon Valley’s Mayo Marketing Madness

Inside Silicon Valley’s Mayo Marketing Madness

The war on eggs started back in the ’70s, not with the company formerly known as Hampton Creek but with a little café-grocery store in Los Angeles.

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If a police robot tells you to do something? Do you have to comply? Ethically, spiritually? If a policeman is told to do something, does HE have to comply ethically and spiritually? The latest philosophical advice column for @wired by @megogieblyn wired.com/story/cloud-suppor…
Does a Robot Get to Be the Boss of Me?

Does a Robot Get to Be the Boss of Me?

WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist on policing, degrees of freedom, and dancing in the streets.

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Amazon did weird stuff to make Alexa smart: "One employee who was annotating transcripts recalled hearing a temp worker interrupt a session and whisper to whoever he suspected was listening: “This is so dumb. The company behind this should be embarrassed!” wired.com/story/how-amazon-m…
The Secret Origins of Amazon’s Alexa

The Secret Origins of Amazon’s Alexa

In 2011, Jeff Bezos dreamt up a talking device. But making the virtual assistant sound intelligent proved far more difficult than anyone could have imagined.

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A., age 8: "Hey Siri, do you report to people or the internet?" Siri: "Technically I report to you and to every 'Hey Siri' around the world."
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