Operation Purple Maze: What happens when US efforts to protect its agricultural prowess and China’s quest to eliminate its food insecurity meet head-on in the cornfields of Iowa? https://bit.ly/2VqrjaK
With fishing fleets tied up, marine life has a chance to recover: Bloomberg reports, the coronavirus lockdowns have disrupted commercial fishing globally, in an echo of the lulls seen during wartime. https://bloom.bg/3auil0z
Applications of blockchain technology beyond cryptocurrencies: When most people think of blockchain, the first thing that comes to mind is very likely to be "Bitcoin". However, many applications of blockchain technology exist beyond cryptocurrencies. https://bit.ly/2RXhWxg
Secrets of lockdown lifestyle laid bare in electricity data: Life in lockdown means getting up late, staying up till midnight, and slacking off in the afternoons. That’s what power market data show in Europe in the places where restrictions on activity have led to a widespread shift in the daily routines of hundreds of millions of people. It’s a similar story wherever lockdowns bite. In New York, electricity use has fallen as much as 18% from normal times at 8 a.m. Tokyo and three nearby prefectures had a 5% drop in power use during weekdays after Japan declared a state of emergency on April 7, according to Tesla Asia Pacific, an energy forecaster. https://bloom.bg/2SfFKN1
A closed border can’t stop this elderly couple: ‘Love is the best thing in the world’: The coronavirus crisis has separated families and severed supply chains. But a pair of lovers, 89 and 85, have found a romantic way to keep (almost) in touch. https://nyti.ms/2XX009K
"We are bathing in mystery and confusion on many subjects, and I think that will always be our destiny. The universe will always be much richer than our ability to understand it." – Carl Sagan
