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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 09.12.21   SUS | 6-MINUTE READ A Flawed, Strange Covid-19 Origin Theory Is Gaining Traction BY GRACE BROWNE, WIRED UK A spate of studies claim that the disease was circulating in Italy long before the pandemic—but they struggle to support the theory.   WISEQUACK | 4-MINUTE READ How a Duck Learned to Say 'You Bloody Fool' BY JENNIFER OUELLETTE, ARS TECHNICA Voice analysis of a 34-year-old recording proves that Ripper the musk duck "independently evolved" to mimic his human caretakers.   PUBLIC HEALTH | 7-MINUTE READ As Covid Cases Rise, So Do Hospital-Related Infections BY MARYN MCKENNA A decade of work helped limit the spread of dangerous pathogens in medical settings. Overcrowding from Covid care is allowing infections to rise again.   ZOMG | 3-MINUTE READ How to Watch Apple's iPhone 13 Launch Event BY LAUREN GOODE And what to expect when you tune in on Tuesday. GET WIRED Stare the future right in the eye. Get 1 year of unlimited access to WIRED for less than $1 per month. That includes Steven Levy's exclusive newsletter and a free tote! Subscribe now.   VIDEO GAMES | 3-MINUTE READ The Artful Escape Is Psychedelic Perfection BY CECILIA D'ANASTASIO This joyous game is full of surprisingly deep messages about what it means to be authentic and to make impactful art.   NEUROSCIENCE | 5-MINUTE READ How Computationally Complex Is a Single Neuron? BY ALLISON WHITTEN Scientists taught an artificial neural network to imitate a biological neuron. The result offers a new way to think about the complexity of brain cells.   PRIVACY | 6-MINUTE READ What Apple Can Do Next to Fight Child Sexual Abuse BY MATT BURGESS, WIRED UK The fallout from the company's recent proposal has created a new opportunity to fix how it roots out abusive material across its devices. From the Archive   LIGHT TOUCH | 4-MINUTE READ Laser-Shooting Planes Uncover the Horror and Humanity of World War I BY NICK STOCKTON Instead of digging into Belgium's Ypres Salient, archaeologists used lidar laser scanners to map the war zone and turn up some remarkable finds.   ROCKETS | 11-MINUTE READ Inside SpinLaunch, the Space Industry's Best Kept Secret BY DANIEL OBERHAUS The company is building a massive centrifuge to accelerate rockets and send them screaming into space.     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.