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1. What air conditioning tells us about innovation — and laziness.
By Ernie Smith in Tedium
2. Scientists are building a cyborg-insect to sniff out bombs.
By Beth Miller at Washington University in St. Louis
3. Can we re-wire convicts to stay out of jail?
By Jack Bush at NPR
4. How to reinvent high school with neuroscience and human-centered design.
By Patrick Cook-Deegan in the Stanford Social Innovation Review
5. What if the terrorists are already here?
By Uri Friedman in the Atlantic
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