1. Babies can’t do anything for themselves. Maybe keeping them alive is how humans got so smart.
By Beth Mole in Ars Technica
By Phil Klay in the Brookings Essay
3. With walkable neighborhoods, we can cut obesity and diabetes.
By Miriam Tucker in Medscape
4. Abandon the sniff test. Here’s a better way to see if your food is spoiled.
By MIT Technology Review
5. One NFL team is using robots to get the head trauma out of practice.
By Dave Szondy in Gizmag

The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C.
More Must-Reads From TIME
- Trump Indicted in Classified Docs Case
- Jason Isbell Is Finding His Purpose
- In Photos: How Wildfire Smoke Impacted Cities
- How Antitrust Laws Could Kill the PGA-LIV Golf Merger
- Why Berberine Is Not 'Nature's Ozempic'
- How a Texas High Jumper Has Earned Nearly $1 Million
- The Best Shows to Stream on (HBO) Max
- 9 Ways to Combat Self-Criticism