TBT: My search for a boyhood friend led to a dark discovery

PLUS: The best WIRED stories from this month a year ago. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 04.09.20 In 1964, two 8-year-old boys buried a time capsule and packed it with the best treasures they had. They planned to dig it up a decade later, but lost touch. Years passed until one of them harnessed the internet to reconnect. He could never have guessed what he would find. Read all about how the search for a boyhood friend led to a dark discovery, plus the best WIRED stories from this month a year ago below.   My Search for a Boyhood Friend Led to a Dark Discovery A surfeit of ugly knowledge is a feature of our age. But when information is everywhere, some things are better left buried. The Best Stories From This Month, Last Year The Battle of Winterfell: A Tactical Analysis If you're going up against an army of the undead, maybe plan a little better. Scientists Reveal the First Picture of a Black Hole The Event Horizon Telescope has captured a photo of a supermassive black hole at the center of M87, a galaxy 54 million light-years away. Hacker Eva Galperin Has a Plan to Eradicate Stalkerware Galperin has already convinced Kaspersky to flag domestic abuse spyware as malware. She expects more to follow. Mathematicians Discover the Perfect Way to Multiply Most of us rely on the "carrying method" when we multiply. But there's a much faster way to handle large numbers. Helvetica, the World's Most Popular Font, Gets a Face-Lift The 62-year-old typeface that's used everywhere from subway signs to corporate branding has been updated for the 21st century. 5G and the Health Effects of Cell Phones The FCC's safety standards for cellular communications date from 1996. 5G networks will require many more cell sites, operating at higher frequencies. GET WIRED   Get unlimited access to our coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.   Subscribe to support our journalism.   Exclusive offer: 1 year for $10.     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