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1. How cell phones can end world hunger.
By Dan Glickman in National Geographic
2. The sharing economy could be terrible for workers. We can fix that.
By Jeff Spross in the Week
3. The Iraqi Army no longer exists
By Barry Posen in DefenseOne
4. Poor people make better financial decisions than wealthy people.
By Anuj Shah in Slate
5. Soon, your car will avoid potholes for you.
By Martin Anderson in the Stack
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