How masks went from don't-wear to must-have

PLUS: an epic bird migration, a subscription for search, and how to read an election poll. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 07.05.20   PUBLIC HEALTH How Masks Went From Don't-Wear to Must-Have BY MEGAN MOLTENI AND ADAM ROGERS Public health messaging and science have to work hard to stay in sync during a crisis. During the Covid-19 pandemic, they haven't always succeeded.   PRIVACY PLEASE A Startup Tests the Subscription Model for Search Engines BY JIM SALTER, ARS TECHNICA Neeva—formed by ex-Googler Sridhar Ramaswamy—asks users to be the customer, not the product.   ELECTION 2020 Here's How to Properly Read an Election Poll BY EMMA GREY ELLIS As the country heads into another fraught election cycle, you can easily get fooled if you don't know how to interpret those polling results.   LONG HAUL A Bird's Epic Migration Stuns Scientists and Wins Online Fans BY REBECCA RATCLIFFE As researchers tracked his flight over 27 countries, a cuckoo became a celebrity and raised questions about how climate change could affect his species' travel.   PRODUCT REVIEW DJI's Mavic Air 2 Takes to the Sky With Some Serious Smarts BY SCOTT GILBERTSON With a major camera upgrade, new automated flight modes, and longer flying times, this is the drone we recommend you get.   OPINION Covid-19 Is Accelerating Human Transformation—Don't Waste It BY JANE METCALFE The Neobiological Revolution is here. Now's the time to put lessons from the Digital Revolution to use.   THE MONITOR In This American Revolution, Even the Oscars Have a Role BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER Diversifying the Academy won't change Hollywood overnight, but it will ensure that more perspectives are taken into account when naming the best art of our time.   SECURITY ROUNDUP The Encryption-Busting EARN IT Act Advances in the Senate BY LILY HAY NEWMAN Plus: A massive crime bust in Europe, a warning from US Cyber Command, and more of the week's top security news.   TV The Producer of Foundation on Asimov, Covid-19, and Race in Sci-Fi BY EMMA GREY ELLIS Leigh Dana Jackson, the co-executive producer on Apple TV+'s forthcoming show, believes genre fiction has a role to play in addressing injustice.     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