The mathematics of predicting the course of the coronavirus

PLUS: apps to avoid cabin fever, how offshoring led to a mask shortage, and a car battery that charges in minutes. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 03.30.20   STIR-CRAZY 14 Apps and Tools to Stave Off Cabin Fever BY DAVID NIELD Millions of people are staying inside for the indefinite future. Here are a few apps to help you socialize, exercise, and meditate from your own home.   LOGJAM How Decades of Offshoring Led to a Mask Shortage in a Pandemic BY TOM SIMONITE US companies have shifted production overseas, especially to China. We got cheaper products. But now we can't make vital health care supplies.   SUPERCHARGED Charge a Car Battery in 5 Minutes? That's the Plan BY DANIEL OBERHAUS Several companies have built lithium-ion batteries that can fully charge in a matter of minutes. Their next goal: getting these into electric vehicles.   TO CATCH A KILLER The Mathematics of Predicting the Course of the Coronavirus BY ADAM ROGERS Epidemiologists are using complex models to help policymakers get ahead of the Covid-19 pandemic. But the leap from equations to decisions is a long one. GET WIRED   All readers get unlimited access to our coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.   Subscribe to support our journalism.   Exclusive offer: 1 year for $10 $5.   GUILTY SECRET This Is the 'Cozy Catastrophe' Americans Have Always Wanted BY JOSH WILBUR No commitments! No commutes! No cares! Admit it: The coronavirus apocalypse is actually kind of fun for you.   CLEARING THE AIR The Pandemic Has Led to a Huge, Global Drop in Air Pollution BY JONATHAN WATTS AND NIKO KOMMENDA Reductions in traffic and industry have lowered nitrogen dioxide levels—offering an accidental glimpse into what a low-carbon future might look like.   IDEAS This Is Not the Apocalypse You Were Looking For BY LAURIE PENNY Pop culture has been inundated with catastrophe porn for decades. None of it has prepared us for our new reality.   THE MONITOR OK, This 'Watchmen' Hand-Washing PSA Is Pretty Good BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER If Regina King can't get you to wash your hands, who can?    IDEAS It's Time to Face Facts, America: Masks Work BY FERRIS JABR Official advice has been confusing, but the science isn't hard to grok. Everyone should cover up.     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