1. When local systems failed them, survivors in Nepal lifehacked earthquake aid.
By Abe Streep in Wired
2. Can the same brain drain that’s crippling health care in Africa be used to save it?
By Serufusa Sekidde in Project Syndicate
3. Find out how female Marines are getting the job done.
By Hope Hodge Seck in the Marine Corps Times
4. Learning to use a drill is good. Learning to run the plant is better.
By Sophie Quinton in National Journal
5. We might be able to starve cancer cells to death.
By Sandia National Laboratories

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