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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 11.16.21   FUTURE OF REALITY | 15-MINUTE READ At the End of the World, It's Hyperobjects All the Way Down BY LAURA HUDSON Do you feel lost? Alone? Powerless in the face of forces beyond your control? Timothy Morton can help—if you're ready to have your reality blown apart.   RE-CHARGED | 6-MINUTE READ Used EVs Are in Hotter Demand Than Ever BY AARIAN MARSHALL AND GREGORY BARBER Congress is now considering an incentive that could help low- and moderate-income buyers go electric.   UNBOXING DAY | 9-MINUTE READ The 13 Best Subscription Boxes for Gifting BY MEDEA GIORDANO We have options for plant lovers, foodies, pets, and even those who are hard to shop for with these gifts that keep on giving.   MAX POWER | 5-MINUTE READ This Dam Simple Trick Is a Big Green Energy Win BY MATT REYNOLDS Only a small fraction of dams actually produce electricity. Transforming them into hydropower plants might stop new ones from being built. GET WIRED A helicopter on Mars. What to expect post-Covid. The next electrifying/terrifying leap in A.I. explained. 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.   BUYING GUIDE | 10-MINUTE READ Considering a MacBook? Here Are Our Favorites BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU AND BRENDA STOLYAR Apple's laptops are expensive, and you'll have to make some hard choices to pick the right one. Let us help.   DIGITAL CULTURE | 6-MINUTE READ How the Black Girl Gamers Community Became a Lifeline BY LAURA CAMERON Jay-Ann Lopez's Twitch channel and Facebook group are safe spaces for thousands of players.   PRODUCT REVIEW | 4-MINUTE READ Oura's Gen3 Launch is Marred by an Unhealthy Business Model BY ADRIENNE SO A monthly subscription fee and delayed features contribute to a disappointing launch for this health tracker.   HACKING | 3-MINUTE READ 'Ghostwriter' Looks Like a Purely Russian Op—Except It's Not BY LILY HAY NEWMAN Security researchers have found signs that the pervasive hacking and misinformation campaign comes not from Moscow but from Minsk.   CLIMATE CRISIS | 6-MINUTE READ The Science Museum Wants Their Plastic Samples. They Refused BY MATT REYNOLDS Three microplastic researchers have backed out of an arrangement to send materials to the Science Museum in London to protest a controversial deal with Shell.     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.