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1. The deepest oceans may be the next frontier for global conflict.
By Scott Moore and Dale Squires in New Security Beat
2. Colleges don’t know how to prepare their leaders.
By Jeffrey J. Selingo in the Chronicle of Higher Education
3. Forget solar panels. You could have a solar roof.
By Alyssa Newcomb at NBC News
4. Pursue strategic mediocrity.
By Sandra Naylor in Quora
5. Self-driving cars will improve our cities — if they don’t ruin them.
By Robin Chase in Backchannel
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