How to cut your own hair in quarantine

PLUS: Cutting your own hair, running marathons in your 40s, and upgrading your gaming mouse. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 04.20.20   DOT-PHYSICS 'Common Sense' Is No Substitute for Science in a Pandemic BY RHETT ALLAIN The scientific method isn't perfect, but it's better than the alternative when lives are at stake.   FOOTSTEPS To Run My Best Marathon at Age 44, I Had to Outrun My Past BY NICHOLAS THOMPSON After 20 years of long-distance competition, I ran my fastest. All it took was tech, training, and a new understanding of my life.   RANTS AND RAVES A Cheap Gaming Mouse Will Do Wonders for Your Wrist BY MATT JANCER Using a mouse or a trackpad for a long period of time is going to give you carpal tunnel or mouse shoulder. Why not invest in gamer-approved peripherals?   CHOP CHOP How to Cut Your Hair at Home BY LOURYN STRAMPE Unless you're lucky enough to be quarantined with a hair care professional, you might be getting desperate for a trim. Let us help you avoid a DIY disaster. GET WIRED   Get unlimited access to our coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.   Subscribe to support our journalism.   Exclusive offer: 1 year for $10 $5.   PRODUCT REVIEW Everything About Acer's $3,000 Laptop Is Totally Bananas BY CHRISTOPHER NULL Acer's ConceptD 7 is a super-juiced laptop content creators will love. The price is tough to swallow though.   BIG DATA 'Covid Near You' Crowdsources Data to Predict New Hot Spots  BY MARYN MCKENNA The site relies on people to anonymously report their symptoms. That information could offer early warnings to where the disease is spreading.   PRODUCT REVIEW Celestron's Smart Telescope Makes Stargazing Simple BY SCOTT GILBERTSON With the help of the StarSense Explorer's companion app, even amateur astronomers can navigate the stars like a pro.   COVID-19 How Apple and Google's Social Distancing Maps Work BY DAVID NIELD New tools from the tech giants shows the dramatic impact of sheltering in place, using location data from phones like yours.   I SEE YOU Want to Ditch Zoom? Jitsi Offers an Open-Source Alternative BY KLINT FINLEY As we spend more time on videoconferences, concerns mount about trust. Emil Ivov says you shouldn't have to trust anyone.     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