Five Best Ideas of the Day: March 2

1. “Whenever there is conflict, the women and children are the first victims.” Here’s why we need more female peacekeepers.

By United Nations Peacekeeping

2. ISIS is raising money and hatching plots on the “dark web.” The NSA is watching closely.

By Patrick Tucker in Defense One

3. Schools in one South Carolina town want to extend their supportive environment to school buses. It’s paying off.

By Sam Chaltain in the New York Times

4. Eyewitness testimony is the “number one cause of wrongful convictions.” We can make it better.

By Kevin Hartnett in The Boston Globe

5. Data centers consume and waste massive amounts of energy. So Microsoft is powering one with methane from wastewater.

By Leigh Paterson in Inside Energy

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