Forget blood—your skin might know if you're sick

PLUS: Office geography, mutant virus strains, and a historic Amazon union vote. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 02.08.21   CONSOLE HUNT Tips on How to Snag a PlayStation 5 (Good Luck!) BY SIMON HILL Months after launch, Sony's latest console is proving difficult to find for many. We've got some tips on how to score one.   IDEAS The Secret, Essential Geography of the Office BY PAUL FORD A workplace has its own informal cardinal directions: elevatorward, kitchenward, bathroomward. It's a map we share.   NAMING AND SHAMING All These Mutant Virus Strains Need New Code Names BY ADAM ROGERS As potentially more dangerous variants of Covid-19 spread, scientists are taking a crack at giving them clearer names that'll help in the fight.   GLOW UP Forget Blood—Your Skin Might Know If You're Sick BY MAX G. LEVY This glowing microneedle test could catalyze a transition from blood-based diagnostics to a stick-on patch. GET WIRED Get 1 year of WIRED access for less than $1 per month. Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else. Subscribe now.   PRIME WORKERS A Historic Union Vote Gets Underway at Amazon BY CAITLIN HARRINGTON A warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, could become the first Amazon union in the US. But it won't happen overnight.   DOT PHYSICS How Did They Find the Secret Space Lab in Captain Marvel? BY RHETT ALLAIN They talk about something called state vectors. What the heck are those, and would it really work?   DOS AND DON'TS Everyone on Twitter Needs an Etiquette Manual BY ADRIENNE SO After a year of quarantine, we could all use help relearning how to connect to people in a healthy way.   DECLUTTER How to Free Up Space on Your Laptop BY WHITSON GORDON Running out of storage for that new game or work files you need to download? Here's how to make some room.   MOVIES Movies of This Era Will Be as Unbalanced as the Pandemic Itself BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER What will films look like because of Covid-19? The same as during any other traumatic event. Some good, some bad, some brilliant.     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