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1. Throwing money at missile defense won’t fix it.
By Stefan Soesanto in Defense One
2. Most American millennials don’t believe in capitalism. How do we fix that?
By Rana Foroohar in Time
3. Can we 3-D print a made-to-measure wheelchair?
By Kristin Hohenadel in Slate
4. If we don’t want Zika to explode across the globe, we should move or delay the Olympic games.
By Amir Attaran in the Harvard Public Health Review
5. This ultimate piece of wearable tech will change vision, privacy and even medical treatment.
By Mike Elgan in Computer World
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