A father-son team solves a geometry problem with infinite folds

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 05.29.22   DEALS | 7-MINUTE READ The 25 Best Memorial Day Sales on Tech, Games, and Outdoor Gear BY LOURYN STRAMPE AND GEAR TEAM Summer is within reach. Save on Bluetooth speakers, TVs, and hot-weather essentials this weekend.   BOOKS | 7-MINUTE READ A Novelist and an AI Cowrote Your Next Cringe-Read BY KATE KNIBBS The new novel Amor Cringe bills itself as "deepfake autofiction." WIRED talked to its coauthors, K. Allado-McDowell and the language model GPT-3.   FOLLOW YOUR NOSE | 14-MINUTE READ 11 Rapid At-Home Covid-19 Tests—and Where to Find Them BY BRENDA STOLYAR How accurate are over-the-counter swabs? Does your insurance cover them? We have answers.   PAPER PLANES | 4-MINUTE READ A Father-Son Team Solves a Geometry Problem With Infinite Folds BY RACHEL CROWELL The result could help researchers answer a larger question about flattening objects from the fourth dimension to the third dimension. GET WIRED Memorial Day Sale. Give yourself the gift of information. Get the print edition of WIRED and Gideon Lichfield's exclusive subscriber-only column for just $29.99 $5. Subscribe now.   DEALS | 7-MINUTE READ Our Favorite Mattresses Are on Sale for Memorial Day BY MEDEA GIORDANO Ring in the summer with a brand-new bed, mattress topper, or cover.   CLEAN MACHINE | 3-MINUTE READ How to Clean Your Vinyl Records (Because They're Filthy!) BY PARKER HALL Those clicks and pops aren't supposed to be there! Give your music a bath with this handy guide.   PRODUCT REVIEW | 4-MINUTE READ This Topsy-Turvy Gizmo Tries to Reinvent the Tripod Head BY ERIC RAVENSCRAFT This little gadget tries to perfect the tried-and-true ball head, but it's too expensive and has a few too many quirks.   COME HOME | 3-MINUTE READ In Dot's Home, Your Choices Are Often Illusions BY WILLIESHA MORRIS The game tackles housing inequality, gentrification, racism, and generational trauma with elegance and empathy. Mental Health Awareness Month   LET THEM GO | 6-MINUTE READ Stop Tracking Your Loved Ones BY AMY PATUREL Tracking apps hijack your psyche. Here's how to regain control.     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.