1. Here’s how the like button ruined the internet.
By James Somers in the Atlantic
2. Why are our kids sleep-deprived? Blame suburban sprawl.
By Mimi Kirk in CityLab
3. The rest of the world is facing a refugee crisis. America is not.
By Hamutal Bernstein at the Urban Institute
4. This drone might soon be airlifting casualties out of war zones.
By Matt Cox in DefenseTech
5. The gig economy celebrates working yourself to death.
By Jia Tolentino in the New Yorker

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