You’re Less Anonymous Online Than You Think

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1. Your anonymous browsing history isn’t actually that anonymous.

By John Sullivan at the Princeton School of Engineering

2. If Trump wants to put pressure on China, pulling out of TPP was the wrong move.

By Edward Alden at the Council on Foreign Relations

3. Here’s how the tree outside your window saves you money.

By Rachel Dovey in NextCity

4. Something very bad is happening with drug-resistant tuberculosis.

By Jason Beaubien at NPR

5. Tiny robots are fueling a revolution in eye surgery.

By Simon Parkin in MIT Technology Review

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