Revisiting 'The Matrix' 20 years later: What did that rain of code actually say?

PLUS: Why Aeron is still the best seat in the office, the internet fights over Mueller, and how Crispr could cure human pain. [View this email in your browser]( [[Wired Magazine]3.31.19]( [the back of a chair] Benchmark Why the Aeron Is Still the Most Coveted Seat in the Office By Jonathon Keats With its pioneering mesh support, ingenious tilt mechanism, and conspicuously engineered design, the "dotcom throne" has survived and thrived. While You Were Offline The Internet Will Forever Fight Over the Mueller Report By Graeme McMillan The report is done, but the debate rages on. [A pain chart, but with all happy faces] Ouch! Crispr Gene Editing Could One Day Cut Away Human Pain By Megan Molteni But the technology could also, theoretically, be used to develop placid super-soldiers. Anniversary The Guy Who Designed The Matrix's Code Won't Give You His Sushi Recipes By Daniel Oberhaus The text was inspired by those recipes, but its creator won't tell you what they are. [Advertisement]( [Powered by LiveIntent]( [AdChoices]( Get WIRED Get 12 months of WIRED for just $10. Unlimited access to WIRED.com. Subscribe now [macro image of an engine] Vroom to Spare The Engine Propelling the Fastest Woman on Four Wheels By Laura Mallonee A turbojet engine used on F-4 Phantom jets during the Vietnam War finds a new purpose. wide open sky As the World Warms, Clouds Could Disappear—Catastrophically By Natalie Wolchover Computer simulations are suggesting that as global temperatures rise, clouds become scarce, potentially causing warming to spiral out of control. Book Excerpt The Mind-Bending Story of How The Matrix Came to Be By Brian Raftery Before its release, audiences had never seen anything like the Wachowskis' sci-fi action flick—and they were about to be blown away. [lengths of red-hot steel coming out a furnace] physics Simple Experiments Show How Motion Is Equivalent to Heat By Rhett Allain A big idea in thermodynamics is the mechanical equivalent of heat, a concept that spells out how moving objects and changing temperatures relate. Be Part Of the Discussion Join Our Parenting Facebook Group Check out ‘Parenting in a WIRED World,’ a vibrant Facebook Group for parents to discuss how to preserve kids’ mental and physical well-being, while also encouraging a healthy relationship with technology. [Advertisement]( [Powered by LiveIntent]( [AdChoices]( [Wired Magazine]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Youtube]( [Instagram]( 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]( Copyright © Condé Nast 2019. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.