The Physics of ‘Sniping’ for Gold

PLUS: This Machine Makes You Hallucinate, and more.

View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter preferences 05.31.23 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.   The Physics of 'Sniping' for Gold DOT PHYSICS | 7-MINUTE READ  Before you go prospecting in the nearest river, here's the science of what separates the rocks from the good stuff. By Rhett Allain   This Machine Makes You Hallucinate FLASHING LIGHTS | 2-MINUTE READ  Prolonged exposure to strobe lights has a psychedelic effect, which researchers are investigating as a way to heal the brain. By Joao Medeiros   The Quest to Use Quantum Mechanics to Pull Energy Out of Nothing TINY TELEPORTATION | 9-MINUTE READ  The quantum energy teleportation protocol was proposed in 2008 and largely ignored. Now two independent experiments have shown that it works. By Charlie Wood   Antarctic Sea Ice Is at Record Lows. Is It an Alarming Shift? UNCHARTED TERRITORY | 5-MINUTE READ  Scientists are "watching with bated breath" to see if ice will return to normal levels. The planetary consequences could be huge. By Matt Simon   Scientists Gave People Psychedelics—and Then Erased Their Memory IDEAS | 11-MINUTE READ  Psychedelics are hot, but flawed studies mean a lot of the health claims could be hype. To get better evidence, scientists are trying unusual methods. By Shayla Love ADVERTISEMENT More from WIRED Science Bring Back the Seabirds, Save the Climate It's the Age of Ozempic. Do We Need Weight Watchers Anymore? New Alzheimer's Drugs Offer Subtle Benefits—With Real Risks You're Allergic to the Modern World Get Ready for 3D-Printed Organs and a Knife That 'Smells' Tumors Trending on WIRED THE MONITOR | 3-MINUTE READ HBO Max, Netflix, Disney+, and the Day Streaming Died By Angela Watercutter The streaming industry has been facing a reckoning for a while. Last week, it hit. GET WIRED Get WIRED for just $29.99 $5. That includes subscriber-only content like Steven Levy's Plaintext column, plus free stickers! Subscribe now. ADVERTISEMENT 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.