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1. An Online Library Is Venturing Into Uncharted Legal Waters

   With public libraries closed, the Internet Archive announced an initiative to offer 1.4 million books for free online—reopening a heated copyright debate.

2. A Wearable for Opioid Patients Gets Retooled for Covid-19

   It alerts staff when a patient’s condition changes, allowing people to be sent home and monitored remotely. Two hospital systems will begin testing it this week.

3. It's Time to Face Facts, America: Masks Work

   Official advice has been confusing, but the science isn't hard to grok. Everyone should cover up.

4. This Is Not the Apocalypse You Were Looking For

   Pop culture has been inundated with catastrophe porn for decades. None of it has prepared us for our new reality.

5. OK, This *Watchmen* Hand-Washing PSA Is Pretty Good

   If Regina King can't get you to wash your hands, who can? 

6. Charge a Car Battery in 5 Minutes? That’s the Plan

   Several companies have built lithium-ion batteries that can fully charge in a matter of minutes. Their next goal: getting these into electric vehicles.

7. Best Kids Tablets (2020): iPad Mini, Fire Tablets, and More

   In this moment of need, let there be no judgments passed about screen time. Here are the tablets you should get your kids, and why.

8. The Covid-19 Pandemic Aggravates Disputes Around Gig Work

   Workers want more compensation and better protection against illness from companies that don't consider them employees.

9. Today's Cartoon: Roomba Commute

   Zoom from room to room on a vacuum.

10. The Mathematics of Predicting the Course of the Coronavirus

    Epidemiologists are using complex models to help policymakers get ahead of the Covid-19 pandemic. But the leap from equations to decisions is a long one.