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1. What if to save the Earth, we need more energy and development, not less?
By Eric Holthaus in Slate
2. No big deal: Kids can now send their science experiments into space.
By Charley Locke in EdSurge
3. We basically know how to end — or at least stop the growth of — homelessness.
By Tim Henderson in Stateline
4. Soon, you could 3D-print your dinner.
By Heidi Ledford in Nature
5. Is this the technology that will finally give us flying cars?
By David Morris in Fortune
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