There may be far more water on the moon than NASA thought

PLUS: algorithmic bias for kidney transplants, the robots eyeing our jobs, and how to clean up your digital history. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 10.26.20   BIASED How an Algorithm Blocked Kidney Transplants to Black Patients BY TOM SIMONITE A formula for assessing the gravity of kidney disease is one of many that is adjusted for race. The practice can exacerbate health disparities.   GET WIRED PODCAST Boston Dynamics' Robots Won't Take Our Jobs … Yet BY LAUREN GOODE On this week's Get WIRED podcast, writer Matt Simon talks about Spot the dog and SpaceX with Marc Raibert.   DELETE How to Clean Up Your Digital History BY DAVID NIELD There are plenty of reasons to declutter your online traces. Here's how to tidy up.   H2O There May Be Far More Water on the Moon Than NASA Thought BY DANIEL OBERHAUS A pair of new studies reveals that the resource isn't limited to large shadowy craters. That's good news for the upcoming crewed missions.   IDEAS Wikipedia's Plan to Resist Election Day Misinformation BY NOAM COHEN The encyclopedia is determined to emerge from the insanity of a pandemic and a polarizing election with its information and reputation intact.   GOOD GOURD! How to Carve a Pumpkin—From a Pro Sculptor BY ADRIENNE SO We asked a master sculptor and puppeteer how to make a scary-good jack-o-lantern.   ASTROPOLITICS Mark Kelly's Been To Space. Can He Make it to Capitol Hill? BY DANIEL OBERHAUS Mark Kelly isn't the first former NASA astronaut to run for office, but if he's elected he'll be the only one to make it to Congress on his first shot.   UNFINISHED BUSINESS Upon My Death, Play the Following Messages BY ARIELLE PARDES A startup called Memories lets you record videos to be sent posthumously—one of many companies seeking to give you more control over your ending.   OPINION On the Week of the Election, Social Media Must Go Dark BY MARTIN SKLADANY CEOs should voluntarily shut down their platforms to help stanch the spread of misinformation—and protect democracy.     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