Brigadoon Daily = September 28, 2020

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What exactly is a ‘lockdown’? The lack of clarity risks making a bad situation worse.
Tim Harford

The future of luxury is in wellness, watches, and possibly weed: There’s reason to be optimistic that the luxury goods industry will rebound from COVID-19, but expect an M&A frenzy when it does.
Andrea Felsted

From lab-grown meat to molecular coffee: How tech is disrupting the food industry: "Once you get to the point where it’s better, it’s over for the cow," says research analyst.
CBC

The enduring tyranny of the beauty myth: The Asia Pacific rapidly becoming the epicenter of a global beauty industrial complex.
Natalie Kyriacou

How smartphones are taking control of our minds: Our primitive brains are no match for the godlike technology that dominates and manipulates our lives. No wonder we’re losing our grip on the truth.
The Times

Joe Veix rode an e-scooter as far from civilization as its batteries could take him
Gizmodo