Brigadoon Daily Rundown = April 17, 2020

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Hans Yue Zhu: COVID-19: A turning point for globalization? Weakened global institutions and leaders who reject scientific advice, not globalization, are the culprits of the COVID-19 pandemic. https://bit.ly/3erpkub

"The root cause of the chaos lies in the laggard, obsolete international organizations as well as poor global governance." 

Patrick Tucker: The problem with coronavirus models is how we talk about them: Despite what political leaders want them to say, COVID-19 models will become less predictive exactly when we need them most. https://bit.ly/2XDBbPM

Niall Ferguson: Why Trump and Xi might both lose the Corona wars https://bit.ly/2VBK1Lf

Screens are lifesavers right now, but they're still relationship wreckers: Digital technology has been a lifeline during the COVID-19 health crisis. Yet, its impact on human relationships remains complex. It allows for work and connection in many domains but does so in ways that are often intrusive, exhausting, and potentially corrosive to face-to-face relationships. https://bit.ly/3czjGoj

George T. Conway III et al.: We've never backed a Democrat for president. But Trump must be defeated. This November, Americans will cast their most consequential votes since Abraham Lincoln's reelection in 1864. We confront a constellation of crises: a public health emergency not seen in a century, an economic collapse set to rival the Great Depression, and a world where American leadership is absent and dangers rise in the vacuum. https://wapo.st/2Ve6EXi

What to expect when you get back to the office after lockdown: A guide to the parts of pandemic work culture that are here to stay and those that aren’t. https://bloom.bg/34GGDmJ

How Steak-Umm—yes, that Steak-Umm—became a voice of reason in the pandemic: The voices behind the frozen meat sheets brand discuss responsible media consumption and the analysis of good data in a crisis. Seriously. https://bit.ly/2XonxQp

Postcards from a pandemic: Illustrators around the world, from Brooklyn to Guangzhou, share scenes from their eerily empty cities. https://bit.ly/2K95NAQ

Stop trying to be productive: The internet wants you to believe you aren’t doing enough with all that “extra time” you have now. But staying inside and attending to basic needs is plenty. https://nyti.ms/39US0sd

As the coronavirus shutdown continues, how are clubs managing players' mental health? https://es.pn/2VhhLyJ