Triple-Es (World’s Biggest Container Ships) and the Evolving
Economics of Transoceanic Shipping Industry
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/05/business/international/aboard-a-cargo-colossus-maersks-new-container-ships.htmlhttp://www.cnet.com/news/10-years-of-xprizes-fixing-the-world-one-competition-at-a-time/
Shinkansen (Bullet Train) and Modern Japan: A fascinating piece on the impact of the high speed train system on Japan’s economic geography:
http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/sep/30/-sp-shinkansen-bullet-train-tokyo-rail-japan-50-years
Not So Abundant After all - A Potential Shortage of Sand?
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/global-sand-stocks-disappear-as-it-becomes-highly-sought-resource-a-994851.html
Twitter Account of Mars Orbiter (ISRO engineers appear to
have a good sense of humor)
https://twitter.com/MarsOrbiter
Interesting Profile of Marilynne Robinson – One Of America’s Greatest Living Writers