Voters rejecting the war on drugs is a win for public health

PLUS: An astronomy discovery, the best coffee subscriptions, and Trump's bogus ballot lawsuits. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 11.05.20   DOG DAYS I Fostered a One-Eyed Goblin. She Changed My Life in Lockdown BY ELENA LACEY Radish is technically a chihuahua (but I'm not convinced). And after a year of misery, she was everything I needed.   SPACE Astronomers Finally Know What Causes Fast Radio Bursts BY JOHN TIMMER, ARS TECHNICA After more than a decade, researchers have confirmed their suspicions about the source of the phenomena.   BUYING GUIDE The Best Coffee Subscription Boxes We've Tasted BY SCOTT GILBERTSON These services deliver fresh, delicious coffee beans, grounds, or pods right to your door—each with its own twist.   ELECTION 2020 Voters Rejecting the War on Drugs Is a Win for Public Health BY KATE KNIBBS On Tuesday, several states passed ballot measures to relax drug laws. That's not just a criminal justice victory.   BLACK BOX FEVER The Evolution of Game Console Design—and American Gamers BY DIA LACINA They say art mimics life, and that definitely applies to the often garish aesthetics of gaming hardware, from the 1977 Atari 2600 to the PlayStation 5.   WHAT IN BLAZES Want to Fight the Zombie Fire Apocalypse? Weaponize Math BY MATT SIMON Peat fires smolder in the ground for months, suddenly emerging as surface wildfires. New simulations reveal their strange life, death, and reanimation.   CONNECTED These Factory Robots May Point the Way to 5G's Future BY WILL KNIGHT Manufacturing, mining, and delivery firms, among others, are exploring building their own high-speed wireless networks with the new standard.   OPINION Trump's Bogus Ballot Lawsuits Are the Mark of an Autocrat BY JUSTIN SHERMAN His legal ploys and lying tweets showcase the authoritarian worldview of his entire presidency: If you're not with him, you don't count.   IDEAS An Election Forecaster Reflects: We Have Too Many Polls BY ANDREW GELMAN Were all those state and national surveys worth the time? In this election, at least, his prediction would have been more accurate without them.     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