A new U2 ejection seat, a jumping Tesla, and a sneaky, cannabinoid-secreting parasite

PLUS: The new Firefox browser, the shakeup in social science, and the week in games [View this email in your browser]( [logo]( [[Wired Magazine]9.2.18]( Media What Happens When Facebook Mistakenly Blocks Local News Stories By Louise Matsakis The social network says stories from The Winchester Star, a daily newspaper in Virginia, were erroneously censored and that a fix has now been issued. Replay Sorry, There Just Wasn't a Lot of Fun Stuff in Games This Week By Julie Muncy It's been a difficult week for videogames, with tragedies and major struggles dominating the news—let's try to make sense of them. A New Ejection Seat Makes Rocketing out of a B-2 Bomber Surprisingly Safe By Eric Adams The ACES 5 system also accommodates both lighter and heavier passengers, so the Air Force can expand its pool of potential pilots. The Straight Dope Far Out! Worms May Dose Mice With Cannabinoids to Kill the Pain By Matt Simon One parasitic worm's devilish strategy may reduce inflammation and discomfort in its mouse host. Trippy, man... [Advertisement]( [Powered by LiveIntent]( [AdChoices]( [Wired Magazine Subscription] Get Wired Labor Day Sale! 12 months of WIRED for $10 $5. Unlimited access to WIRED.com + a free YubiKey. Subscribe now Hit the Road Here's How Fast That Jumping Tesla Was Traveling By Rhett Allain A Tesla was caught on video going airborne after blasting over railroad tracks. Here's how to estimate its speed. Metascience The Science Behind Social Science Gets Shaken up—Again By Adam Rogers An attempt to replicate some of the decade's best research shows some of it … doesn’t. Privacy Firefox's New Browser Will Keep Brands From Stalking You By Klint Finley Future versions of Firefox will block third-party tracking codes and trackers that take too long to load, by default. Ideas Why California's Privacy Law Won't Hurt Facebook or Google By Antonio García Martínez The California Consumer Privacy Act was heralded as a blow against Big Tech. But the law will primarily constrain smaller actors in the online-ad world. [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 2018. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.