People are dating all wrong, according to data science

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 05.10.22   PUBLIC HEALTH | 7-MINUTE READ Ticks Are Spreading in the US—and Taking New Diseases With Them BY MARYN MCKENNA The vast majority of tick-borne disease goes unrecorded, meaning life-threatening pathogens are traveling under the radar to new locations.   JUST DAO IT | 27-MINUTE READ The Web3 Movement's Quest to Build a 'Can't Be Evil' Internet BY GILAD EDELMAN Crypto dreamers want to free us from Big Tech and exploitative capitalism—using only the blockchain, game theory, and code. What could possibly go wrong?   CRYPTO | 6-MINUTE READ Miami's Bitcoin Conference Left a Trail of Harassment BY ARIELLE PARDES For some women, inappropriate conduct from other conference-goers continued to haunt them online.   IDEAS | 8-MINUTE READ People Are Dating All Wrong, According to Data Science BY SETH STEPHENS-DAVIDOWITZ Large data sets provide intriguing—and dismaying—insights into who we're drawn to and how much that matters for our romantic happiness. GET WIRED A helicopter on Mars. What to expect post-Covid. The next electrifying/terrifying leap in AI explained. Give yourself the gift of information. Get 1 year of WIRED for less than $1 per month. That includes Steven Levy's exclusive newsletter and a free tote! Subscribe now.   FEELING BULLISH | 10-MINUTE READ EOS Was the World's Most Hyped Blockchain. Its Fans Want It Back BY GIAN M. VOLPICELLI Block.One created the EOS blockchain and raised $4 billion in a record-breaking ICO. Now, its members have taken over.   TEAMWORK | 3-MINUTE READ AMD Gave Google Cloud Rare Access to Its Tech to Hunt Chip Flaws BY LILY HAY NEWMAN By working together, the companies say they're better able to find security flaws in Google Cloud's Confidential Computing infrastructure.   REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS | 6-MINUTE READ The Ramifications of Roe v. Wade's Fall Won't Stop at Abortion Bans BY GRACE BROWNE In certain states, politicians could leap on the opportunity to push for the criminalization of certain methods of birth control and to impair access to IVF.   SYSTEM UPDATE | 3-MINUTE READ What Does It Take to Actually Bring About Positive Change? BY GIDEON LICHFIELD WIRED's editor in chief weighs in on fast fashion's fraught ethics, Web3's potential for good, and more from the next issue.   PRODUCT REVIEW | 5-MINUTE READ The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro Is Worth the Weight BY ERIC RAVENSCRAFT Despite its so-so battery life and chonky weight, this is the perfect entry point to the world of cinema cameras.     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.