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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter preferences 01.11.23 Your weekly roundup of the best stories on health care, the climate crisis, genetic engineering, robotics, space, and more. For all our science coverage, visit WIRED Science.   How Your Brain Distinguishes Memories From Perceptions MIND'S EYE | 5-MINUTE READ  The neural representations of a perceived image and the memory of it are almost the same. New research shows how and why they are different. By Yasemin Saplakoglu   Does Dry January Really Make People Healthier? FRESH START | 3-MINUTE READ  Abstaining from alcohol can have immediate benefits. But lasting gains require lasting change. By Amanda Hoover   Astronomers May Have Just Spotted the Universe's First Galaxies YOUNG ONES | 3-MINUTE READ  NASA's new JWST space telescope has revealed some cosmic surprises, including galaxies that might have assembled earlier than previously thought. By Ramin Skibba   US Cities Are Falling Out of Love With the Parking Lot SHIFTING GEARS | 5-MINUTE READ  California and many local governments are scrapping requirements that once made cars the center of the urban landscape. By Oliver Milman   What This Fearsome Weapon Reveals About Early Americans DEADLY DARTS | 6-MINUTE READ  The hottest West Coast tech 16,000 years ago was a "projectile point" for hunting game. Though tiny, the artifact tells an outsize tale. By Matt Simon More from WIRED Science How to Measure Ripples in Spacetime What China's Covid Crisis Means for the Rest of the World Climate Enforcers Need Hard Evidence. Friederike Otto Has It Meet the Earth's Lawyers Europe's Plan to Become the First Climate-Neutral Continent Trending on WIRED SNOOZEFEST | 3-MINUTE READ How to Stop Falling Asleep on the Couch During Movies By Reece Rogers Had a long day and still want to stream something? These tips from sleep experts will help you stay awake till the credits roll. GET WIRED Get WIRED for just $29.99 $5. Includes unlimited access to wired.com plus free stickers! Subscribe now. Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   This email was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our email address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions   Copyright © Condé Nast 2023. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.