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The plan to turn half the world into a reserve for nature https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200318-the-worlds-largest-nature-reserve
U.S. Virus Plan Anticipates 18-Month Pandemic and Widespread Shortages https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-plan.html
The First U.S. Company Has Announced an Upcoming Home COVID-19 Test https://time.com/5805953/home-covid-19-test-everlywell/
Ancient fish fossil reveals evolutionary origin of the human hand https://phys.org/news/2020-03-ancient-fish-fossil-reveals-evolutionary.html
Fish finger fossils show the beginnings of hands https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/18/world/fish-finger-fossil-scn/index.html
Fossil ‘wonderchicken’ could be earliest known fowl https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51925335
Pandemic “will last 18 months or longer,” leaked US gov’t report warns https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/03/us-govt-expects-18-month-pandemic-with-widespread-supply-shortages/
Coronavirus Disrupts Social Media’s First Line of Defense https://www.wired.com/story/coronavirus-social-media-automated-content-moderation/
Worst-case coronavirus scenario: 214 million Americans infected, 1.7 million dead https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615358/worst-case-coronavirus-scenario-214-million-americans-infected-17-million-dead/
This blood test can tell us how widespread coronavirus really is https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615379/antibody-test-how-widespread-coronavirus-covid-19-really-is/
Super Rich Stranded as Private Jet Operators Say No to Travel https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-17/super-rich-stranded-as-private-jet-operators-say-no-to-travel
Governo de SP pede doações de sangue por causa do coronavírus https://g1.globo.com/sp/sao-paulo/noticia/2020/03/17/governo-de-sp-pede-doacoes-de-sangue-por-causa-do-coronavirus-pois-estoques-estao-praticamente-vazios.ghtml
Linda, Volvo’s unique pregnant crash test dummy. https://www.media.volvocars.com/uk/en-gb/media/photos/8528
Facebook wrongly blocked some links, including coronavirus info https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/17/facebook-link-spam-filter-coronavirus/
Bacteria play ‘rummy’ with genes, biologist shows https://phys.org/news/2020-03-bacteria-rummy-genes-biologist.html
Pixar’s computer graphics pioneers have won the $1 million Turing Award https://www.technologyreview.com/f/615376/pixars-computer-graphics-pioneers-have-won-the-1-million-turing-award/
40 Year Old 3D Computer Graphics (Pixar, 1972) https://vimeo.com/16292363