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1. There’s no such thing as local food.
By Dan Stone in National Geographic’s The Plate
By Amanda Taub in Vox
3. We all know sitting is bad for you. But fidgeting can help (really).
By Alexandra Sifferlin in Time
4. We need a sexual revolution in economics.
By Victoria Bateman in the Guardian
5. Since 9/11, America — and everyone in it — assumes danger is imminent. What is that doing to us?
By Bruce Schneier in Fusion

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