Instead of Repairing Flint’s Water System, Replace It

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1. Instead of repairing Flint’s water system, why not replace it?

By Laura Bliss at CityLab

2. Here’s how scientists tracked down a billion-year-old cosmic collision and proved Einstein’s space-time prediction.

By Nicola Twilley in the New Yorker

3. We’re facing a physician shortage. Here’s how to get qualified people off the sidelines.

By Richard Gunderman in the Conversation

4. How can schools teach kids about structural racism?

By Cathaleen Chen in the Christian Science Monitor

5. The rich nations of the world should brace for a demographic disaster in 2040.

By Allison Schrager in Quartz

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