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1. Don’t throw out that used rocket fuel tank. Make it into a space habitat.
By Evan Ackerman in IEEE Spectrum
2. Economic fears aren’t driving racial resentment. Racial resentment is driving economic fear.
By Michael Tesler in the Washington Post
3. America’s schools need teacher diversity. Here’s why.
By Anna J. Egalite and Brian Kisida at the Brown Center Chalkboard
4. Has technology destroyed the romance of art history?
By Noah Charney in Aeon
5. Artificial intelligence can give every doctor a lifetime of experience — instantly.
By Adrienne LaFrance in the Atlantic

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