To compete with hand-picking, robot harvesters will need to twist, pluck, cut or suck produce from stems and handle it as gently as possible.

ECONOMIST: Agricultural robots

Dr Himmelstein worries that market pressures are forcing not-for-profits to adopt the tactics of their investor-owned rivals, such as hand-picking only the healthiest applicants and giving physicians financial incentives to cut costs.

ECONOMIST: Quality of mercy

The company is pulling in posts from 25 popular crafting and style sites, including Style Me Pretty, Oh Happy Day and Smitten Kitchen, and hand-picking the best posts to share with the Brit.co readers.

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