America May Miss Out on the Next Industrial Revolution

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1. America may miss out on the next industrial revolution.

By Nick Statt in the Verge

2. ‘Diversity debt’ is threatening Uber and could sink other startups.

By Susan Wu in Backchannel

3. Big data is changing everything. Is psychotherapy next?

By Tony Rousmaniere in the Atlantic

4. Nature stops caring about us once we’re past child-bearing age. This is why.

By Amy Maxmen in Nautilus

5. Why do we swear?

By David Edmonds at the BBC

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