How to remember a disaster without being shattered by it

PLUS: How Perseverence sees Mars, a 1900s wildlfife survey, and HDMI cables for gaming View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  02.23.21   IN COLOR! Perseverance's Eyes See a Different Mars BY ADAM ROGERS The Red Planet's red looks different to an Earthling than it would to a Martian—or to a robot with hyperspectral cameras for eyes.   GOING TO GROUND What a 1900s Wildlife Survey Reveals About Climate Change BY JIM MORRISON A century ago, a biologist counted California's desert animals. Now researchers are retracing his steps—and the results are surprising.   PLUGGED IN A Guide to HDMI Cables for Next-Gen Gaming BY WHITSON GORDON New standards and new consoles mean new terms to understand before you open your wallet.   BACKCHANNEL How to Remember a Disaster Without Being Shattered by It BY ERIKA HAYASAKI Maragaret McKinnon survived a mid-air catastrophe, then became a major researcher of memory and trauma. Now she's studying how the pandemic will haunt us.   SPONSORED CONTENT A Page-Turning Exposé of Greed, Corruption, and Contamination From an award-winning investigative journalist comes this must-read, horrifying true crime story of fraud and deception in the pharmaceutical industry. In the vein of Bad Blood, this is a medical thriller you need to read to believe. Be prepared for a wild ride. GET WIRED Get 1 year of WIRED access for less than $1 a month. Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else. Subscribe now.   AVIATION How Planes Keep Flying After an Engine Catches Fire BY BRIAN BARRETT A Boeing 777 shed huge chunks of metal over a Denver suburb over the weekend—but wasn't in danger of going down itself.   OPINION Facebook's Petty Unfriending of Australia BY JAMES SLEZAK There are real flaws in the country's proposed law to make platforms pay for news, but the social media giant's protest doesn't address them.   PIRACY The Woman Bulldozing Video Games' Toughest DRM BY CECILIA D'ANASTASIO For Empress, cracking titles like Red Dead Redemption 2 and Immortals Fenyx Rising is more than a pastime. It's a mission.   IT'S A ME The Most Romantic Date Spots in 'Super Mario 3D World' BY M. J. LEWIS My partner and I spent 12 hours in a cornucopia of cooperative courtship, and I wouldn't have had it any other way.     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