Dog Noses Can Help Us Diagnose Cancer

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1. Super-sensitive dog noses could improve how we diagnose cancer.

By Kathryn Bowers in Slate

2. Do psychopaths really make good CEOs?

By Farah Mohammed in JSTOR Daily

3. Here’s how to close the gap for first-generation college students.

By Kathleen McCartney in the Chronicle of Higher Education

4. We can save lives by raising the legal smoking age to 21.

By the editorial board of the Star Tribune

5. Know a kid who thinks science is boring? Here’s how to bring STEM education alive.

By Emma Banay at ExpandED Schools

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