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1. “Even from a libertarian point of view, vaccination is a matter of rational self-interest.”
By Ben Boychuk in the Orange County Register
2. ‘Doubt everything:’ Ukrainian students are warning their Russian counterparts not to trust Putin.
By Arslan Saidov and Claire Bigg in the Guardian
3. To reach kids where they are, provide teens crisis counseling by text.
By Alice Gregory in the New Yorker
4. Is the secret to a cure for HIV lurking in dormant pools of the virus?
By Catharine Paddock in Medical News Today
5. 3D-printed ‘cool bricks’ can naturally air condition a room.
By Whitney Hipolite in 3DPrint.com
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