The Media Should Stop Reporting on Polls

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1. The media should stop reporting on polls.

By danah boyd in Points

2. Netflix crowdsourced some of its tech. These industries should do the same.

By Devin Guan in TechCrunch

3. In China, you can order up bite-sized English lessons via chat.

By Eva Xiao in TechInAsia

4. Bees are dying. This bee sperm bank could save them — and agriculture.

By Taryn Phaneuf in Civil Eats

5. Can schools make students more successful by connecting with their parents — at work?

By Ariela Rozman, Timothy Daly and David Keeling at the Brookings Institution

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