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1. Do stock options make CEOs take irresponsible risks?
By William G. Gilroy at the University of Notre Dame
By Kyle Meng and Solomon Hsiang in the Guardian
3. Coding in kindergarten preps young minds for a computer science future.
By Anya Kamenetz at NPR
4. These Bolivian craftswomen are knitting replacement parts to repair human hearts.
By Ignacio de los Reyes in BBC Health Check
5. This might be the tech that makes things disappear.
By Lynn Yarris at Berkeley National Lab
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