Assorted Links Saturday

How were the Covid-19 vaccines developed so quickly?  Money and loads of effort.

On a global scale, we collectively consume a staggering number of chopsticks each year—80 billion pairs to be exact—many of which end up discarded in landfills and other waste sites. Since 2016, though, a Canadian company, ChopValue, has been upcycling the disposable utensils into a modern, minimal line of furniture and home goods.