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Inside China's coronavirus coverup, NSA's spy machine, and the Covid-19 vaccine search. Plus: rethinking the home office, and genius grads. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions Jun 2020 It's a new month—June, we believe. So it's the perfect time to catch up on what you've missed from WIRED. From the search for a Covid-19 vaccine to the early days of China's coronavirus coverup, and from genius grad students to genius hackers, there are plenty of great ways to use your free articles this month. Interested in reading everything WIRED has to offer? Subscribe here.   Inside the Early Days of China's Coronavirus Coverup BY SHAWN YUAN The dawn of a pandemic—as seen through the news and social media posts that vanished from China's internet.   The Confessions of the Hacker Who Saved the Internet BY ANDY GREENBERG At 22, Marcus Hutchins put a stop to the worst cyberattack the world had ever seen. Then he was arrested by the FBI. This is his untold story.   Front-Runners Emerge in the Race for a Covid-19 Vaccine BY MEGAN MOLTENI Two leading candidates are headed for mass clinical trials, and everything's on the table—including deliberately infecting healthy vaccine volunteers.   Inside the NSA's Secret Tool for Mapping Your Social Network BY BARTON GELLMAN Edward Snowden revealed the agency's phone-record tracking program. But thanks to "precomputed contact chaining," that database was much more powerful than anyone knew.   How Much Is a Human Life Actually Worth? BY ADAM ROGERS As the US economy reopens  amid a deadly pandemic, a dire question looms. Let's weigh the risks—and do the math.   A Grad Student Solved the Epic Conway Knot Problem—in a Week BY ERICA KLARREICH Lisa Piccirillo encountered the more than 50-year-old question by chance at a conference. Her solution relies on a classical tool called the knot trace.   Why Humans Totally Freak Out When They Get Lost BY MICHAEL BOND People really do circle past the same tree over and over again—it doesn't just happen in movies.   Silicon Valley Rethinks the (Home) Office BY ARIELLE PARDES Some tech companies are adjusting to the pandemic with new WFH perks and even letting employees ditch their commutes forever.     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