1. We’re having the wrong conversation about terrorism.
By Masha Gessen in the New York Review of Books
2. This summer, take psychologist’s advice: Let your kids be bored.
By Olivia Goldhill in Quartz
3. Scientists created an endlessly rechargeable battery.
By the University of California, Irvine
4. “Anti-politics” are all the rage, but we should improve our political system, not replace it.
By Michael Lind in the Smart Set
5. Foundations like to support high-profile work. But they should be paying to keep the lights on.
By Jeri Eckhart-Queenan, Michael Etzel, and Sridhar Prasad in the Stanford Social Innovation Review
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