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1. We know how to reduce earthquake deaths. So why aren’t we doing it?
By Brad Plumer in Vox
2. Your next bus might be an Uber.
By Lisa Nisensen in Strong Towns
3. Here’s why a woman is twice as likely to die during childbirth here than in Saudi Arabia.
By Danielle Paquette in the Washington Post
4. You don’t own your medical data, but getting a peek could save your life.
By Niam Yaraghi and Joshua Bleiberg at Brookings
5. DARPA’s magic bullets change course to hit moving targets.
By Rich McCormick in the Verge
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