When school is online, the digital divide grows greater

PLUS: Netflix's Space Force, Covid conspiracies, and how iPads became crucial healthcare tools. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 04.09.20   THE MONITOR Netflix's Space Force Looks Like a TV Lover's Dream BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER Also, Lisa Kudrow is now part of the cast, so that's cool.   BAD ODDS Death Cuts the Degree of Separation Between You and Covid-19 BY ADAM ROGERS If knowing someone who has died would make the pandemic concrete for someone in the US—real and actionable—how many have to die? Here's the grim math.   IDEAS Lies About Covid-19 Might Be Deadly, but They're Not Unique BY WHITNEY PHILLIPS When this is over, a return to "normal" for content moderation would be a huge mistake.    NO SERVICE When School Is Online, the Digital Divide Grows Greater BY KLINT FINLEY Most US schools are closed, with instruction shifting to the internet. That's a problem for millions of people without reliable broadband, including 20 percent of rural students. GET WIRED   Get unlimited access to our coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.   Subscribe to support our journalism.   Exclusive offer: 1 year for $10.   NOOK HORIZONS I Am Not At All Relaxed by Animal Crossing BY CECILIA D'ANASTASIO Millions of people have found comfort in the Switch smash hit. I, however, have found myself trapped in an endless cycle of kawaii capitalism.   EYE IN THE SKY Satellite Data Reveals the Pandemic's Effects From Above BY SARAH SCOLES Images taken from space are providing details to governments and relief efforts about how humanity is handling the Covid-19 crisis.   TELEHEALTH iPads Are Crucial Health Care Tools in Combating Covid-19 BY PARIS MARTINEAU Hospitals are deploying tablets and smartphones to protect staff, preserve protective equipment, and help patients connect with loved ones.   SCREEN TIME The Best Streaming Content to Keep Kids Entertained BY ADRIENNE SO What? You don't want to watch the whole Saw franchise with your 8-year-old? Weird. Try a live otter cam instead.   LIGHT SPEED After 50 Years of Effort, Researchers Made Silicon Emit Light BY DANIEL OBERHAUS We're approaching the speed limit for electronic computer chips. If we want to go faster, we'll need data-carrying photons—and some tiny lasers.     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