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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 07.10.22 NEUROSCIENCE | 8-MINUTE READ The Brain Has a 'Low-Power Mode' That Blunts Our Senses BY ALLISON WHITTEN Neuroscientists uncovered an energy-saving mode in vision-system neurons that works at the cost of being able to see fine-grained details. CHEAP THRILLS | 4-MINUTE READ How to Earn More Than $50 in Amazon Credits Ahead of Prime Day BY LOURYN STRAMPE Most of these promotions require you to spend some money, but they're a relatively easy way to redeem some extra cash. DIGITAL CULTURE | 2-MINUTE READ The Hype Machine That Turned Minions Into a $4B Juggernaut BY ARIELLE PARDES The #GentleMinions and the #minionscult have overrun TikTok, taking the franchise's impact to all-new levels. PARTY ON, DUDE | 3-MINUTE READ Travel Back in Time With Street View and Map Archives BY DAVID NIELD These free, simple tools for phone or web let you visualize urban sprawl or see what your street looked like before the turn of the millennium. GET WIRED Get WIRED for just $29.99 $5. Includes the print edition plus editor in chief Gideon Lichfield's column, System Update. Subscribe now. SILENCIO | 5-MINUTE READ The Best Noise-Canceling Headphones to Escape Reality BY PARKER HALL Whether you prefer over-ears or earbuds, our favorite picks will add some serenity to your day. IDEAS | 7-MINUTE READ Transport Apps Promised to Eliminate Friction. But at What Cost? BY PARIS MARX Cities of the future will likely be even more segregated by income, hostile to pedestrians, and designed to line the pockets of tech giants. GROOVY | 5-MINUTE READ The Quarry and Evil Dead: The Game Lure You Into a Scary Movie BY REID MCCARTER The games take different approaches to the horror game genre, but both are informed by their love for slasher flicks. From the Archive KEEPING COOL | 6-MINUTE READ Should You Wear White or Black on Hot Days? Here's the Data BY RHETT ALLAIN Quick experiments can help you answer the eternal question of whether to wear black or white on hot summer days. Turns out, it's complicated. MOVIES | 2-MINUTE READ The Surprising History of Canada's Most Iconic Designs BY LIZ STINSON The folks behind the documentary Helvetica aim to tell the untold story of Canadian graphic design. Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   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   Copyright © Condé Nast 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Simple theme. Powered by Blogger.