Why America’s Highways Are Less Safe

1. America’s highways are getting less safe, and Congress is to blame.

By Michael McAuliff in the Huffington Post

2. Can a combination social network and matchmaking site help diagnose and cure rare diseases?

By Regan Penaluna in Nautilus

3. The gaps in science education for American kids start showing in kindergarten. Here’s how to close them.

By Paul Morgan in the Conversation

4. Getting the Chibok girls home is one thing. Knowing what to do with them once they get there is another.

By Kierran Petersen at PRI’s the World

5. Why our peer review system is a toothless watchdog.

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus in Stat News

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