Mathematicians Roll the Dice and Get Rock-Paper-Scissors

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter preferences 03.08.23 Your weekly roundup of the best stories on health care, the climate crisis, genetic engineering, robotics, space, and more. For all our science coverage, visit WIRED Science.   Mathematicians Roll the Dice and Get Rock-Paper-Scissors EVEN ODDS | 5-MINUTE READ  Researchers have uncovered a surprising wealth of "intransitive" patterns in randomly chosen dice. By Erica Klarreich   Help, My Therapist Is Also an Influencer! LET'S TOK ABOUT IT | 6-MINUTE READ  Counselors have moved from beside the chaise lounge and into users' TikTok feeds, fueling debates about client privacy and the mental health profession. By Grace Browne   As Kenya's Crops Fail, a Fight Over GMOs Rages SEEDS OF CHANGE | 4-MINUTE READ  Faced with extreme drought, Kenya's president approved a controversial new crop for farmers. Then the legal backlash began. By Matt Reynolds   Microplastics Are Polluting the Ocean at a Shocking Rate ROUGH SEAS | 4-MINUTE READ  Some 11 billion pounds of plastic particles are blanketing the surface alone. But a new study points to hope—if countries act now. By Matt Simon   How Old Are You, Really? New Tests Want to Tell You FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH | 6-MINUTE READ  About a dozen such consumer tests are now on the market, but the science of reading DNA for insights about longevity is still young. By Emily Mullin More from WIRED Science What Will Ethical Space Exploration Look Like? The Food System Is Awful for the Climate. It Doesn't Have to Be It's Time for a Flu Vaccine—for Birds Tiny, Explosive 'Jetlets' Might Be Fueling the Solar Wind Climate Change Is Making Alaska's Legendary Iditarod Harder to Run Trending on WIRED INCHED OUT | 5-MINUTE READ Why the Floppy Disk Just Won't Die By Jacopo Prisco A surprising number of industries, from embroidery to aviation, still use floppy disks. But the supply is finally running out. GET WIRED Get WIRED for just $29.99 $5. Includes unlimited access to wired.com plus free stickers! Subscribe now. Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   This email was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our email address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions   Copyright © Condé Nast 2023. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.