Blood, poop, and violence: YouTube has a creepy 'Minecraft' problem

PLUS: The science of loneliness, robots that can get a grip, and the math of Hearthstone. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 03.30.21   NEUROSCIENCE | 7-MINUTE READ The Weird Science of Loneliness and Our Brains BY MATT REYNOLDS, WIRED UK Social isolation as been linked to poorer physical and mental health, but scientists are finally starting to understand its neurological impact.   STICKY FINGERS | 6-MINUTE READ This Robot Could Help Fulfill Your Online Shopping Sprees BY MATT SIMON Ambi Robotics is using years of research in robot manipulation to teach machines how to get a grip. The secret? Giving them suction cups for fingers.   WELL PLAYED | 5-MINUTE READ The Stealthy Mathematics of Hearthstone BY CHELSEA LEAH Blizzard's free-to-play collectible card game is easy to learn but difficult to master, and every play involves calculations you may not even know you're doing.   MODERATION | 5-MINUTE READ Blood, Poop, and Violence: YouTube Has a Creepy Minecraft Problem BY CECILIA D'ANASTASIO A WIRED investigation has found dozens of kid-focused videos with disturbing thumbnails that the platform serves up on the Topic pages of popular games. GET WIRED Save 66% on your subscription to WIRED. Get 1 year of WIRED for less than $1 per month, plus get a free tote! You can't see into the future, but you can subscribe to WIRED. Subscribe now.   IDEAS | 6-MINUTE READ Bed Tricks, Cod, and the Hidden History of Catfishing BY VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN Intriguing, maddening deception can shake up our existence and sometimes—sometimes—set us free.   ZOOM IN | 5-MINUTE READ How to Make the Most of a Tiny, Cramped Laptop Screen BY WHITSON GORDON Small screens don't mean small accomplishments. Here's how to get big things done.   HOOFING IT | 4-MINUTE READ One Startup's Solution for Zoom Fatigue? The Walk and Talk BY ARIELLE PARDES Spot is a new platform dedicated entirely to walking meetings, launched by a longtime remote work evangelist.   CLOUD SUPPORT | 5-MINUTE READ Does It Matter That I Let My Car Park Itself? BY MEGHAN O'GIEBLYN WIRED's spiritual advice columnist on automation, productivity, and what it means to be human.   BUYING GUIDE | 1-MINUTE READ Advanced Degrees: 4 Smart Weather Stations Reviewed BY CHRISTOPHER NULL Baby, it's cold outside! But exactly how cold? Know for sure with these connected weather stations.     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   Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.