Surprise! You've been drinking microplastics. Time to worry?

PLUS: How tech's toxic interview culture hurts women, the problem with swatting, space tugs, and the posterity of bachelor parties. View this email in your browser  08.22.19   EMERGENCY Swatting Is a Deadly Problem—Here's the Solution BY EMMA GREY ELLIS Seattle has a no-brainer solution: If you're afraid of being swatted, list your address in a registry that police can check.   BEEP BEEP Here Come the Space Tugs, Ready to Tidy Up Earth's Orbits BY SARAH SCOLES SpaceX is teaming up with the maker of a space tugboat, which would nudge satellites around, clean up space junk, and do other orbital housekeeping.   THE PIPELINE For Young Female Coders, Internship Interviews Can Be Toxic BY NITASHA TIKU In a survey conducted by Girls Who Code, teen female engineers report that even their very first encounters with tech companies raised red flags.   ENVIRONMENT You've Been Drinking Microplastics, But Don't Worry—Yet BY MATT SIMON A new WHO report says drinking microplastic particles isn't yet a threat to human health. But we need way more research.   SPONSORED CONTENT Bundesliga and Athletia Join Forces to Combat International Piracy Soccer's innovation leader developed "Ryghts" to target the international broadcasting piracy of German league matches across social media, websites, and IPTV. GET WIRED Get 12 months of WIRED for just $49.99 $10.   Stories to help you understand the future.   Subscribe now   QUEER JOY-CON Queering Comics and Cosplay at Flame Con BY KAM BURNS Justin J Wee's portraits highlight what it means to be queer and seen in the comics community.   COPYPASTA Why People Keep Falling for Viral Hoaxes BY PARIS MARTINEAU It's not because they're stupid.   IDEAS The Ethics of Hiding Your Data From the Machines BY MOLLY WOOD It's one thing to try to keep personal information from Facebook. But what if a company is going to use it to save people's lives?   MEN'S RITES The Beautiful Potential of Never-Ending Bachelor Parties BY ZAK JASON More than a third of millennials slip 'n' slide into debt to attend bachelor/ette parties. Thanks to group texts, the party never stops.     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