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1. Detective work, not mass surveillance, will keep us safe after Paris.
By Pete Fussey in the Conversation
2. Want to help fight childhood obesity? Start at the kids menu.
By Peter R. Orszag in Bloomberg View
3. The wage gap is shrinking, but not for the right reasons.
By Molly Redden in the Guardian
4. Here’s why we need to go through the moon to get to Mars.
By Jennifer Chu in MIT News
5. Chicago is making power from sewage. Really.
By Chris Bentley in CityLab

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