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1. One medical school believes liberal arts majors — not pre-med students — can make better doctors.
By Julie Rovner in Kaiser Health News
2. Can we finally treat food workers fairly?
By Mark Bittman in the New York Times
3. There’s a way to stop data breaches before millions of records are compromised.
By Robert Lemos in MIT Technology Review
4. Let’s start an all-girl maker movement.
By Angi Chau at EdSurge
5. Skip the air conditioner and cool your house with a self-chilling roof.
By Mary Beth Griggs in Popular Science
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