The mathematics of predicting the course of the coronavirus

PLUS: apps to avoid cabin fever, how offshoring led to a mask shortage, and a car battery that charges in minutes. [View this email in your browser]( | [Manage newsletter subscriptions](newsletter=wir) [[WIRED Daily Newsletter]03.30.20]( [a girl on her phone sitting unside down on a couch]( [STIR-CRAZY]( [14 Apps and Tools to Stave Off Cabin Fever]( BY DAVID NIELD [Millions of people are staying inside for the indefinite future. Here are a few apps to help you socialize, exercise, and meditate from your own home.]( [A gloved hand making medical face masks]( [LOGJAM]( [How Decades of Offshoring Led to a Mask Shortage in a Pandemic]( BY TOM SIMONITE [US companies have shifted production overseas, especially to China. We got cheaper products. But now we can't make vital health care supplies.]( [Electric vehicles racing on a track]( [SUPERCHARGED]( [Charge a Car Battery in 5 Minutes? That’s the Plan]( BY DANIEL OBERHAUS [Several companies have built lithium-ion batteries that can fully charge in a matter of minutes. Their next goal: getting these into electric vehicles.]( [people social distancing in Spain]( [TO CATCH A KILLER]( [The Mathematics of Predicting the Course of the Coronavirus]( BY ADAM ROGERS [Epidemiologists are using complex models to help policymakers get ahead of the Covid-19 pandemic. But the leap from equations to decisions is a long one.]( [Subscribe to WIRED]( [GET WIRED](  [All readers get unlimited access to our coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.](  [Subscribe to support our journalism.](  [Exclusive offer: 1 year for $10 $5.]( [a cozy cat!]( [GUILTY SECRET]( [This Is the ‘Cozy Catastrophe’ Americans Have Always Wanted]( BY JOSH WILBUR [No commitments! No commutes! No cares! Admit it: The coronavirus apocalypse is actually kind of fun for you.]( [aerial of Hubei Province]( [CLEARING THE AIR]( [The Pandemic Has Led to a Huge, Global Drop in Air Pollution]( BY JONATHAN WATTS AND NIKO KOMMENDA [Reductions in traffic and industry have lowered nitrogen dioxide levels—offering an accidental glimpse into what a low-carbon future might look like.]( [A zombie hand emerging from the ground ]( [IDEAS]( [This Is Not the Apocalypse You Were Looking For]( BY LAURIE PENNY [Pop culture has been inundated with catastrophe porn for decades. None of it has prepared us for our new reality.]( [THE MONITOR]( [OK, This 'Watchmen' Hand-Washing PSA Is Pretty Good]( BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER [If Regina King can't get you to wash your hands, who can?]( [A woman wears a homemade face mask while walking]( [IDEAS]( [It's Time to Face Facts, America: Masks Work]( BY FERRIS JABR [Official advice has been confusing, but the science isn't hard to grok. Everyone should cover up.]( [WIRED]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( 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](newsletter=wir)