Evan Ratliff

Contributor

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.

Off Platform

My AI Agent ‘Cofounder’ Conquered LinkedIn. Then It Got Banned

Mar 20, 2026 6:00 AM

Uncanny Valley

What Happens When Your Coworkers Are AI Agents

Dec 4, 2025 4:03 PM

The Life Agentic

All of My Employees Are AI Agents, and So Are My Executives

Nov 12, 2025 6:00 AM

Infohazard

The Delirious, Violent, Impossible True Story of the Zizians

Feb 21, 2025 6:00 AM

Cover Story

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

Jun 16, 2020 6:00 AM

Crime Boss

Coder-Turned-Kingpin Paul Le Roux Gets His Comeuppance

Jun 12, 2020 2:35 PM

Rumor Has It

Was Bitcoin Created by This International Drug Dealer? Maybe!

Jul 16, 2019 7:00 AM

Book Excerpt

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

Jan 29, 2019 7:00 AM

Magazine

Self-Service: The Delicate Dance of Online Bragging

Jun 22, 2010 12:00 PM

Without a Trace

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

Nov 20, 2009 8:45 PM

Magazine

Gone: What does it take to really disappear?

Sep 11, 2009 9:28 AM

Vanish

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

Aug 14, 2009 5:38 PM

Uncategorized

Gone Forever: What Does It Take to Really Disappear?

Aug 13, 2009 11:28 PM

Science

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

Jun 22, 2009 12:00 PM

Business

Mark Smolinski: Detect Epidemics Before They Start

Sep 22, 2008 12:00 PM

Science

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

May 19, 2008 12:00 PM

Science

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

Dec 3, 2007 12:00 AM

Culture

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

Nov 27, 2007 12:00 PM

Science

The Formula: From Grass to Gas

Sep 24, 2007 12:00 PM

Science

One Molecule Could Cure Our Addiction to Oil

Sep 24, 2007 12:00 PM