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1. Online shopping makes suckers of us all.
By Jerry Useem in the Atlantic
2. How maps and machine learning are helping to eliminate malaria.
By Allie Lieber at the Keyword
3. This is why so many people — including the president — are drawn to conspiracy theories.
By Brian Resnick at Vox
4. An artificial womb could mean a world of difference for babies born prematurely.
By Erika Engelhaupt at National Geographic
5. Americans don’t understand their own health insurance.
By Alexandra Ossola in Vocativ
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