Don’t Let This Election Ruin Politics For You

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1. Don’t let this election ruin politics for you.

By Scott Warren and Gary Blank in Time

2. Deadlines might seem harsh, but science proves they help get things done.

By Kristen Berman in Scientific American

3. Can public drinking revitalize downtowns?

By Barbara Eldredge in Curbed

4. Daylight Savings Time isn’t worth the trouble.

By Laura Grant in the Conversation

5. No one wants to buy Twitter. Maybe its users should.

By Klint Finley in Wired

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