1. What if we can’t find life on other planets because we’re too early?
By the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
2. Organ transplants can be more fair. Here’s how.
By Lauran Neergaard at the AP
3. Were we completely wrong about cyberwar?
By Neal Pollard and Matthew G. Devost in Politico Magazine
4. Disaster response apps still come up short. Here’s how to improve them.
By Nicholas Kman in the Conversation
5. It pays to be grumpy and bad-tempered.
By Zaria Gorvett in BBC Future
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