Jeffrey Epstein and the power of networks

PLUS: How to fall, sword-wielding warriors, and tech to help you become a musician. View this email in your browser  08.27.19   TECH SUPPORT Learn How to Fall With Climber Alex Honnold BY PATRICK FARRELL What to wear, what to eat, how to fall during bouldering, and more from the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary *Free Solo*.   KNIGHT MOVES For These Sword-Wielding Warriors, Medieval Battles Live On BY LAURA MALLONEE To photograph an IRL *Game of Thrones*-style clash of armies, Alessandro D'Angelo avoided getting struck by swords, axes, and shields.   HOW WE LEARN This AR Astronomy Lesson Is 8 Minutes of Galactic Goodness BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER Can augmented reality help children with reading skills? Boring math lessons? Chris Milk and the team at Within believes it can.   INFLUENCE Jeffrey Epstein and the Power of Networks BY ADAM ROGERS The billionaire child rapist bought his way into an elite crowd of intellectuals that defined the last three decades of science, tech, and culture. GET WIRED Insider access to our Labor Day Sale   For a limited time, get a full year of print + digital access to wired.com for just $5.   Subscribe now   OPINION Silicon Valley's Secret Philosophers Should Share Their Work BY ALEXIS PAPAZOGLOU Opinion: Tech giants must stop hiring philosophers as pawns, and allow them to make sense of the world tech is molding.   SPEED'S LIMIT You're Racing Toward a Wall. Should You Brake Hard—or Swerve? BY RHETT ALLAIN Say you're driving and come upon an obstacle. Is it best to slam on the brakes, turn, or start weaving? Here's how to crunch the numbers.   BOOK REVIEW A Novelist Takes Self-Driving to Its Illogical Conclusion BY ALEX DAVIES In John Marrs' sixth novel, *The Passengers*, a hacker traps eight people in self-driving cars—with results as revealing as they are ridiculous.   HOW WE LEARN I Tried to Become a Musician Using Apps and a Light-Up Piano BY BOONE ASHWORTH This musically challenged guinea pig is going to become an artist—or at least record one (sort of) song.   MOBILE MARIO Hands On With Nintendo's Switch Lite BY ROBERT CARNEVALE Despite its limitations, the Lite offers an affordable path to the amazing universe of Switch games.     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