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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 02.20.22   CLOSE ENCOUNTERS | 17-MINUTE READ Jacques Vallée Still Doesn't Know What UFOs Are BY CHANTEL TATTOLI After six globe-trotting decades spent probing "the phenomenon," the French information scientist is sure of only one thing: The truth is really, really out there.   IDEAS | 5-MINUTE READ 'Disruption' Is a Two-Way Street BY RIDA QADRI There's a wave of innovation that we're failing to recognize—and it's being led by users and networks, not tech companies.   MACROCOSM | 5-MINUTE READ Any Single Galaxy Reveals the Composition of an Entire Universe BY CHARLIE WOOD In computer simulations, researchers have discovered that a neural network can infer the amount of matter in a whole universe by studying just one galaxy.   SURF SAFE | 3-MINUTE READ How to Use Google Chrome's Enhanced Safety Mode BY DAVID NIELD You get a safer, more secure browser experience, but Google gets a lot more data about you. GET WIRED Presidents' Day Sale. Give yourself the gift of information. Get the print edition of WIRED and exclusive subscriber-only stories for just $29.99 $5. Subscribe now.   WRIST-Y BUSINESS | 9-MINUTE READ Our Favorite Smartwatches Do Much More Than Just Tell Time BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU A smartwatch can reduce your reliance on a phone but still keep you connected—while adding some flair to your outfit.   3, 2, 1 … | 5-MINUTE READ We Tested a $135K Racing Simulator—and It Blew Our Minds BY JASON BARLOW This UK company has taken fighter-jet sim tech and created a motor racing system that beats most F1 team setups. And you can buy it (if you can afford it).   PODCASTS | 81-MINUTE EPISODE It's Time for a Scary Ghostbusters Movie BY GEEK'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY The franchise could benefit from going in a new direction.   WIRED Q&A | 7-MINUTE READ The Team Behind Among Us Is Building Better Communities BY JOSHUA KHAN Whether it's making their flagship deduction game more fun or just more kind, indie developer Innersloth wants us all to embody the best of the internet.   IDEAS | 8-MINUTE READ Public Blockchains Are the New National Economies of the Metaverse BY TASCHA CHE The "fiscal" and "monetary" policy tools of smart contract blockchain platforms may work even better than the economic policy tools of governments.     Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   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 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.