What happens when flu season and Covid-19 collide?

PLUS: bungled college reopenings, the Microsoft Surface Book 3 review, and bad news about blue jeans. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 09.02.20   IDEAS The Flagrant Hypocrisy of Bungled College Reopenings BY C. BRANDON OGBUNU Higher education has ignored its main mission: to teach critical thinking. It's time to take the adults back to school.   PRODUCT REVIEW The Surface Book 3 Is Expensive—and Heavy on Compromises BY SCOTT GILBERTSON Microsoft's refreshed 2-in-1 has more power than ever before—but for the price, you're getting neither the best tablet nor the best laptop.   MICROFIBERS Your Beloved Blue Jeans Are Polluting the Ocean—Big Time BY MATT SIMON When you wash denim, tiny fibers shed and flow into the environment. Scientists just found that Arctic waters are now loaded with little bits of jeans.   AUTUMN IS COMING Flu Season and Covid-19 Are About to Collide. Now What? BY MARYN MCKENNA Hospitals in the US are already stressed. Now, they must brace for a wave of flu patients needing more beds, lab tests, and ventilators.   PANDEMIC PARANOIA How to Deal With the Anxiety of Uncertainty BY STÉPHANIE THOMSON Our brains aren't wired to deal with the "psychological pandemic" of not knowing what the future holds. Here's how to cope with life in limbo.   VIRTUAL REALITY Covid Snuffed Out Burning Man—but the Festival Goes On in VR BY PETER RUBIN No one in meatspace is going to the Black Rock Desert this year. So I soared into the sprawling digital reconstruction that is BRCvr.   HEADS UP The FBI Botched Its DNC Hack Warning in 2016—but Says It Won't Next Time BY ANDY GREENBERG Facing looming election threats and a ransomware epidemic, the bureau says it has revamped its process for warning hacking victims.   AUDIOMATIC Google Wants to Remix News Radio Just for You BY BOONE ASHWORTH The company's latest news product is an ever-replenishing playlist of audio stories—curated, in part, by the wealth of data it has on you.   IDEAS No, Public Trust in Scientific Institutions Has Not Eroded BY DANIEL ENGBER But given what we've seen during the pandemic, maybe it should.     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

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[New post] CyberConnect2 proposed the idea of .hack//G.U. Last Recode Switch to Bandai Namco, but they said no

ssf1991 posted: " .hack//G.U. Last Recode is not on the Nintendo Switch, and we now know why. CyberConnect2 CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama said in a video on the company's YouTube channel that they have proposed the idea to Bandai Namco "several times". However, Bandai Namco s" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on My Nintendo News CyberConnect2 proposed the idea of .hack//G.U. Last Recode Switch to Bandai Namco, but they said no by ssf1991 .hack//G.U. Last Recode is not on the Nintendo Switch, and we now know why. CyberConnect2 CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama said in a video on the company's YouTube channel that they have proposed the idea to Bandai Namco "several times". However, Bandai Namco said that "it's hard to predict the cost of porting and the sales prospects" […] Read more of this post This post is ad-supported ​ ssf1991 | September 2, 2020 at 10:19 pm | Tags: .hack//G.U. Last Recode, bandai namco, news, Nintendo, nintendo switch, video games | Categories: Nintendo, Switch | URL: https://wp.me/pLMz-18UY Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from My Nintendo News. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://mynintendonews.com/2020/09/02/cyberconnect2-proposed-the-idea-of-hack-g-u-last-recode-switch-to-bandai-namco-but-they-said-no/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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[New post] PUMA teams up with Nintendo for PUMA x Nintendo Mario trainers

Sickr posted: " Mario's 35th anniversary is right around the corner and one of the surprises is that PUMA has teamed up with the Kyoto-based company to develop PUMA x Nintendo RS Dreamers. The announcement, which presumably was meant to be announced on the 13th Sept" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on My Nintendo News PUMA teams up with Nintendo for PUMA x Nintendo Mario trainers by Sickr Mario's 35th anniversary is right around the corner and one of the surprises is that PUMA has teamed up with the Kyoto-based company to develop PUMA x Nintendo RS Dreamers. The announcement, which presumably was meant to be announced on the 13th September, was spotted on Foot Locker. The product page has since been removed, […] Read more of this post This post is ad-supported ​ Sickr | September 2, 2020 at 9:10 pm | Tags: mario, news, Nintendo, puma | Categories: Nintendo | URL: https://wp.me/pLMz-18UP Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from My Nintendo News. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://mynintendonews.com/2020/09/02/puma-teams-up-with-nintendo-for-puma-x-nintendo-mario-trainers/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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Stars that left us too soon

We'll never get over these stars. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  No images? Click here   We'll Never Get Over These Hollywood Stars Who Died Too Young A look back at beloved actors who died before their time. READ MORE   Livingly Media Inc 201 Redwood Shores Pkwy Suite 300 Redwood Shores, CA 94065 Copyright © 2020 Livingly Media, Inc., All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website.  Preferences  |  Unsubscribe

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[New post] Xenoblade developer Monolith Soft now has over 250 employees

Sickr posted: " Monolith Soft, the developers behind the critically acclaimed Xenoblade series, have revealed that they have now surpassed 250 employees. As of August 2020, the developer has reported that it has 254 employees, 25.2% are female and 74.8% of them are " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on My Nintendo News Xenoblade developer Monolith Soft now has over 250 employees by Sickr Monolith Soft, the developers behind the critically acclaimed Xenoblade series, have revealed that they have now surpassed 250 employees. As of August 2020, the developer has reported that it has 254 employees, 25.2% are female and 74.8% of them are male. The average amount of time that employees work at Monolith Soft is around five […] Read more of this post This post is ad-supported ​ Sickr | September 2, 2020 at 9:02 pm | Tags: japan, monolith soft, Nintendo, video games, xenoblade | Categories: Nintendo, Switch | URL: https://wp.me/pLMz-18UH Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from My Nintendo News. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://mynintendonews.com/2020/09/02/xenoblade-developer-monolith-soft-now-has-over-250-employees/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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