Welcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week:

1) The New York Times interviewed a scientist who thinks she can talk to plants ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2lxUrNA

2) FT Weekend’s Brussels bureau chief explains what he learnt in eight years covering the E.U. ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2jYqLZO

3) The New York Times said the longer you wait to buy a gadget the happier you’ll be ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2koetdm

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