Let’s Make Science Fairs Cool Again

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1. Science fairs have lost their way. Here’s how to make them cool again.

By Rhett Allain in Wired

2. Corporations talk a good game about climate. It’s time they put their lobbyists on the case.

By Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse in the Harvard Business Review

3. The FBI is citing a 225 year-old law to get Apple to unlock an iPhone. It’s the wrong tool for the job.

By Neil Richards and Woodrow Hartzog in the Guardian

4. Soon, we could be using our hot water heaters to bank renewable energy.

By David Shaffer in the Minneapolis Star Tribune

5. Bats may hold the key to boosting human immunity.

By Ariel Bogle in Mashable

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