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Evan Ratliff

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Evan Ratliff is a longtime WIRED contributor, the host of Shell Game, and the author of The Mastermind: A True Story of Murder, Empire, and a New Kind of Crime Lord.

The Delirious, Violent, Impossible True Story of the Zizians

Feb 21, 2025 6:00 AM

We Can Protect the Economy From Pandemics. Why Didn't We?

Jun 16, 2020 6:00 AM

Coder-Turned-Kingpin Paul Le Roux Gets His Comeuppance

Jun 12, 2020 2:35 PM

Was Bitcoin Created by This International Drug Dealer? Maybe!

Jul 16, 2019 7:00 AM

Meth, Murder, and Pirates: The Coder Who Became a Crime Boss

Jan 29, 2019 7:00 AM

Self-Service: The Delicate Dance of Online Bragging

Jun 22, 2010 12:00 PM

Writer Evan Ratliff Tried to Vanish: Here's What Happened

Nov 20, 2009 8:45 PM

Gone: What does it take to really disappear?

Sep 11, 2009 9:28 AM

Author Evan Ratliff Is on the Lam. Locate Him and Win $5,000.

Aug 14, 2009 5:38 PM

Gone Forever: What Does It Take to Really Disappear?

Aug 13, 2009 11:28 PM

Origin of Species: How a T. Rex Femur Sparked a Scientific Smackdown

Jun 22, 2009 12:00 PM

Mark Smolinski: Detect Epidemics Before They Start

Sep 22, 2008 12:00 PM

Why Does This Prominent Amazon Researcher Face 14 Years in Prison for Biopiracy?

May 19, 2008 12:00 PM

Rare Mummified Dinosaur Unearthed: Contains Skin, and Maybe Organs, Muscle

Dec 3, 2007 12:00 AM

Q&A: Zillow's Rich Barton on Real Estate, AI and Basement Floods

Nov 27, 2007 12:00 PM

The Formula: From Grass to Gas

Sep 24, 2007 12:00 PM

One Molecule Could Cure Our Addiction to Oil

Sep 24, 2007 12:00 PM

Google Maps Is Changing the Way We See the World

Jun 26, 2007 12:00 PM

How to Prevent the Next HIV

Apr 24, 2007 12:00 PM

The Plague Fighters: Stopping the Next Pandemic Before It Begins

Apr 24, 2007 12:00 PM

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