Transit agencies are trying everything to lure you back

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 06.21.21   DOT PHYSICS | 5-MINUTE READ No, Covid-19 Vaccines Won't Make You Magnetic. Here's Why BY RHETT ALLAIN No matter how many videos you've seen of people sticking spoons to their faces, that's just not how magnets work.   OFFICE POLITICS | 6-MINUTE READ On Prime Day, Organizers Want You to Think of the Workers BY CAITLIN HARRINGTON Amazon's annual sales event this year is unfolding against a backdrop of mounting pressure from labor activists.   MAKING MISCHIEF | 5-MINUTE READ Loki Has Always Been Marvel's Most Queer Character BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER The character's identity—rooted in sexually fluid Norse mythology—goes far beyond any form of queerness TV has ever seen.   ALL ABOARD | 4-MINUTE READ Transit Agencies Are Trying Everything to Lure You Back BY AARIAN MARSHALL Systems in Boston, Cleveland, Las Vegas, and the San Francisco Bay Area are offering reduced fares or free rides. Others are considering abolishing fares altogether. GET WIRED Stare the future right in the eye. Get 1 year of unlimited access to WIRED for less than $1 per month. Plus, get a free tote! Subscribe now.   FALSE ALARMS | 4-MINUTE READ An Algorithm That Predicts Deadly Infections Is Often Flawed BY TOM SIMONITE A study found that a system used to identify cases of sepsis missed most instances and frequently issued false alarms.   LOOKING FOR LOVE | 4-MINUTE READ A New Wave of Dating Apps Takes Cues From TikTok and Gen Z BY ARIELLE PARDES Online dating exploded in popularity during the pandemic, and the number of new startups has grown. But will they last?   GAS GIANT | 4-MINUTE READ Northern Farms Are Releasing Massive Amounts of Carbon BY MATT SIMON Humans have been draining peatlands to grow crops for centuries. It's a huge, underestimated source of greenhouse gas, scientists say.   OPINION | 4-MINUTE READ Let Users Own the Tech Companies They Help Build BY NATHAN SCHNEIDER AND MORSHED MANNAN Startups typically either go public or get acquired. But a more sustainable, accountable option would be to give the user base a stake.   HUMBLE BEGINNINGS | 5-MINUTE READ Streaming Games to Your TV Actually Started in the '80s BY MATTHEW SMITH Subscription video gaming services seem like a new idea. But 40 years before Game Pass, you could get Burgertime straight to your tube.     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.