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

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