A racecar crash from hell—and the science that saved its driver

PLUS: The sci-fi future of work, and the flawed free-market approach to the pandemic. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 12.06.20 In the wrong circumstances, the fiery crash last Sunday at the Bahrain Grand Prix would have ended in tragedy. But as injury biochemist Rachel Lance writes this week on Backchannel, the game has changed for race car drivers in recent decades. New science and technology—from specialized head restraints to high-tech driving suits—enabled the unfortunate driver, Romaine Grosjean, to walk away from his 137-mph collision with only minor injuries and not a single broken bone. The story of the engineers, scientists, and test pilots who spent years working out how to make driving—in race cars and in regular passenger vehicles—safer is a tale of awe-inspiring, and mostly unsung, triumph. Mark Robinson | Features Editor, WIRED   BACKCHANNEL A Racecar Crash From Hell—and the Science That Saved Its Driver BY RACHEL LANCE Romain Grosjean's F1 car slammed into a wall at 137 mph and burst into flame. He walked away because of decades of work by unsung scientists and engineers.   FICTION The Future of Work: 'Collaborative Configurations of Minds,' by Lettie Prell BY LETTIE PRELL "No longer were we merely the created machine called Artificial Intelligence. We became Alternative Intelligence."   IDEAS The Free-Market Approach to This Pandemic Isn't Working BY BENJAMIN MAZER The US health care system has always been unequal, but Covid-19 has revealed it to be absurd.   IDEAS A Mission to Make Virtual Parties Actually Fun BY GRETCHEN MCCULLOCH Let's be honest, Zoom birthdays and happy hours are bad. But an emerging type of platform known as "proximity chat" could offer a better option.   MODERN LOVE They Found Community, and Then Love, in Online Games BY ELIZABETH LANDAU It's no surprise people build great friendships when they game together. But these folks found much more—sometimes across long distances and cultural divides.   SPONSORED CONTENT Get 40% off CNET's Editors' Choice Security System CNET awarded SimpliSafe Editors' Choice for home security in 2018. Get 40% off and a free camera with purchase of any new system. Order now! GET WIRED The Cyber Week Sale is here. Now with free stickers! Get one year of WIRED for just $10 $5. Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else. Subscribe now.     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] Panic Button discusses porting DOOM Eternal to Nintendo Switch, DLC & more

nintenmau5 posted: " Panic Button has a decent history of porting high quality games to the Nintendo Switch and with DOOM Eternal around the corner, Nintendo Everything got the chance to interview Senior producer Cody Nicewarner and lead engineer Travis Archer. Their dis" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on My Nintendo News Panic Button discusses porting DOOM Eternal to Nintendo Switch, DLC & more by nintenmau5 Panic Button has a decent history of porting high quality games to the Nintendo Switch and with DOOM Eternal around the corner, Nintendo Everything got the chance to interview Senior producer Cody Nicewarner and lead engineer Travis Archer. Their discussion highlights the challenges the developer faced bringing the title to Nintendo's hybrid console, frame rate […] Read more of this post This post is ad-supported ​ nintenmau5 | December 6, 2020 at 5:55 pm | Tags: doom eternal, nintendo switch, Panic Button | Categories: Nintendo, Switch | URL: https://wp.me/pLMz-1abR 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/2020/12/06/panic-button-discusses-porting-doom-eternal-to-nintendo-switch-dlc-more/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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[New post] The Game Awards 2020 pre-show will feature five world premieres

Sickr posted: " The Game Awards creator Geoff Keighley has announced this evening that Sydnee Goodman, who is the host and producer at video game channel IGN, will return as The Game Awards pre-show host on Thursday. Geoff went on to reveal that there will be five w" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on My Nintendo News The Game Awards 2020 pre-show will feature five world premieres by Sickr The Game Awards creator Geoff Keighley has announced this evening that Sydnee Goodman, who is the host and producer at video game channel IGN, will return as The Game Awards pre-show host on Thursday. Geoff went on to reveal that there will be five world premieres featured in the pre-show and also a special musical […] Read more of this post This post is ad-supported ​ Sickr | December 6, 2020 at 5:48 pm | Tags: the game awards, video games | Categories: playstation, Switch, xbox | URL: https://wp.me/pLMz-1abP 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/2020/12/06/the-game-awards-2020-pre-show-will-feature-five-world-premieres/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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[New post] Nintendo cancels Splatoon 2 NA Open Finals livestream

nintenmau5 posted: " There's been a lot of frustration from fans in recent days surrounding Nintendo's decision to put a stop to a Super Smash Bro. Melee competitive tournament. Recent happenings saw the company send a cease and desist order to The Big House, the longest" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on My Nintendo News Nintendo cancels Splatoon 2 NA Open Finals livestream by nintenmau5 There's been a lot of frustration from fans in recent days surrounding Nintendo's decision to put a stop to a Super Smash Bro. Melee competitive tournament. Recent happenings saw the company send a cease and desist order to The Big House, the longest-running Smash tournament in the US just the other week. The reason for […] Read more of this post This post is ad-supported ​ nintenmau5 | December 6, 2020 at 12:49 pm | Tags: Nintendo News, nintendo switch, Splatoon 2 | Categories: Nintendo, Switch | URL: https://wp.me/pLMz-1abI 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/2020/12/06/nintendo-cancels-splatoon-2-na-open-finals-livestream/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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[New post] Rumour: Dragalia Lost datamine has references to a collaboration with Persona 5 Strikers

Sickr posted: " Nintendo's original IP for smartphones Dragalia Lost has had quite a few collaborations since it launched back in September 2018. Recently, the latest Dragalia Lost update was datamined and those who were picking apart the files found that it contain" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on My Nintendo News Rumour: Dragalia Lost datamine has references to a collaboration with Persona 5 Strikers by Sickr Nintendo's original IP for smartphones Dragalia Lost has had quite a few collaborations since it launched back in September 2018. Recently, the latest Dragalia Lost update was datamined and those who were picking apart the files found that it contains references to Persona 5 Strikers, which coincidently received a western release date this week. It is […] Read more of this post This post is ad-supported ​ Sickr | December 6, 2020 at 10:08 am | Tags: atlus, Dragalia Lost, Nintendo, persona 5 strikers | Categories: Nintendo, smartphone | URL: https://wp.me/pLMz-1abA 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/2020/12/06/rumour-dragalia-lost-datamine-has-references-to-a-collaboration-with-persona-5-strikers/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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[New post] Reggie Fils-Aime will be a presenter at The Game Awards 2020

Sickr posted: " The Game Awards creator and presenter Geoff Keighley has tweeted this evening that former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime will be presenting at this year's The Game Awards. It's not clear which part of the show he will be presenting, b" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on My Nintendo News Reggie Fils-Aime will be a presenter at The Game Awards 2020 by Sickr The Game Awards creator and presenter Geoff Keighley has tweeted this evening that former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime will be presenting at this year's The Game Awards. It's not clear which part of the show he will be presenting, but it will certainly be good to see Reggie back in action. The Game […] Read more of this post This post is ad-supported ​ Sickr | December 5, 2020 at 10:42 pm | Tags: Reggie Fils-Aime, the game awards, video games | Categories: Nintendo | URL: https://wp.me/pLMz-1abt 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/2020/12/05/reggie-fils-aime-will-be-a-presenter-at-the-game-awards-2020/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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