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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 07.02.21   MYTH BUSTED | 5-MINUTE READ Do These Gadgets Actually Protect You? We Asked the Experts BY SIMON HILL From cell phone radiation and RFID blockers to UVC sanitizers, we investigated whether popular products are truly keeping you safe—or just scaremongering.   DRY TIMES | 5-MINUTE READ Which Crops Can Survive Drought? Nanosensors May Offer Clues BY KEITH GILLOGLY The technique can be used to track how water flows through plants—which could be key to breeding more resilient crops in an increasingly hot, dry climate.   SPEED ROUND | 5-MINUTE READ The Games Done Quick Marathon Is More Important Than Ever BY ALEX MILLER For years, GDQ has brought together gamers to speedrun for charity. After a year of loss and loneliness, the event means so much more.   PRECOGNITION | 7-MINUTE READ The Miami Building Collapse and Humanity's Tragic Fight for the Future BY ADAM ROGERS From the fallen Champlain Tower to climate change, humans haven't yet learned to avoid catastrophes they know are coming. GET WIRED Fourth of July Sale! Ending Soon: Get WIRED for $10 $5. You can't see into the future, but you can subscribe to WIRED. Subscribe now.   FICTION | 5-MINUTE READ Six-Word Sci-Fi: Stories Written By You BY WIRED READERS Here's this month's prompt, how to submit, and an illustrated archive of past favorites.   WIRED Q&A | 8-MINUTE READ Alondra Nelson Wants to Make Science and Tech More Just BY KHARI JOHNSON The deputy director of the White House science office plans to tackle algorithmic bias and start candid conversations about the past.   IDEAS | 6-MINUTE READ Reagan-Era Gen X Dogma Has No Place in Silicon Valley BY CYD HARRELL The Gen X investors and CEOs who run the industry are stuck on the idea that private money will protect them from a promised hellscape.   CORONAVIRUS UPDATE | 3-MINUTE READ The Delta Variant's Rise, New Vaccine Tactics, and More Coronavirus News BY EVE SNEIDER Catch up on the most important updates from this week.   PODCASTS The Best Sci-Fi Comedy Is Existential BY GEEK'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY Though you might expect Tom Gerencer's stories to be light-hearted, they contain a dark streak of angst.     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.