"The most shameful moment in the history of US science policy"

PLUS: This year's WIRED25, Netflix's new Challenger documentary, and what happened with 'Cuties.' View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 09.16.20   CONVERSATIONS How to Watch WIRED25 BY WIRED STAFF Tune in starting Wednesday, September 16, for conversations with Reed Hastings, Brie Larson, and more.   O-RING Netflix's Challenger Is a Gripping Look at NASA in Crisis BY DANIEL OBERHAUS A new four-part documentary about the ill-fated Challenger mission highlights the risk of putting bureaucracy before science in human spaceflight   DIGITAL CULTURE How 'Cuties' Got Caught in a Gamergate-Style Internet Clash BY KATE KNIBBS The French film is caught in the crosshairs of right-wing online movements. This isn't an anomaly. It's a new battle in a larger culture war.   WIRED Q&A America's Top Science Journal Has Had It With Trump BY ADAM ROGERS The editor of Science has abandoned staid academic-speak to take on falsehoods in the White House—decorum be damned.   OLD SCHOOL Why Are 2 Million People Still Getting Netflix DVDs by Mail? BY AMIT KATWALA, WIRED UK The company still gets a healthy slice of revenue from disc rentals—but the service has suffered as a result of the pandemic.   10-4 There's No Better Time to Be an Amateur Radio Geek BY JAIME STATHIS Once considered a nerdy basement hobby, lo-fi transmissions from ordinary folks save lives during wildfires, hurricanes, and other climate disasters.   CLOUD SUPPORT Is the Internet Conscious? If It Were, How Would We Know? BY MEGHAN O'GIEBLYN As always, our tech advice columnist is here to help.   ORIGINAL IDEA? A Utah Company Claims It Invented Contact Tracing Tech BY GREGORY BARBER Blyncsy wants states using Apple and Google technology to pay it $1 per resident. It may not win, but the patent tussle could deter others from adopting apps.   DISCONNECTED How an Epic Series of Tech Errors Hobbled Miami's Schools BY SANDRA UPSON It started with the district hiring a little-known virtual charter school company, which led to balky connections and an even more troublesome curriculum.     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