Humanity's greatest existential threat: Climate change, or Facebook?

PLUS: A Russia warning, cleaner engines, and GitHub's free-speech role in China. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 09.09.20   BACKCHANNEL In China, GitHub Is a Free Speech Zone for Covid Information BY YI-LING LIU As coronavirus news was increasingly trapped behind the Great Firewall, the programming platform became a refuge from censorship. It may not last long.   WIRED25 Meet This Year's WIRED25: People Who Are Making Things Better BY GRAHAM HACIA The scientists, technologists, artists, and chefs who are standing between us and species collapse.   BOOKS Peter Strzok Has a Warning About Russia—and Trump BY GARRETT M. GRAFF In an interview with WIRED and in his new book, the former FBI agent details the threats the US faces as the 2020 election looms.   MOVIES Hate Social Media? You'll Love This Documentary BY ARIELLE PARDES The Social Dilemma argues that humanity's greatest existential threat is not climate change, but Facebook.   PRODUCT REVIEW This E Ink Tablet Takes Great Notes, but Its Tech Falls Short BY LOURYN STRAMPE Scribbling handwritten notes on the reMarkable 2 feels just like using a pen and a pad of paper. But that's really all it does well.   RIDE THE LIGHTNING Is Lightning-Fast Plasma the Key to a Cleaner Car Engine? BY DANIEL OBERHAUS Researchers have long experimented with "lean burn" engines, which boost efficiency and reduce the emissions from combustion. But getting them to ignite is tricky.   TV What's It Like to Be Canceled by Netflix? BY EMMA GREY ELLIS It sucks! WIRED catches up with Lisa Hanawalt, the creator of Tuca & Bertie.   DOT PHYSICS Let's Calculate How Many Balloons David Blaine Needed to Float BY RHETT ALLAIN I'm not saying you should float yourself up into the air, but if you wanted to, you need to take pressure, density, and a few other things into account.   PRODUCT REVIEW LG's New 5G Phone Is Pretty. That's About It BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU Smooth looks alone can't make the Velvet stand out in a very crowded and competitive field.     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions