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1. Public service loan forgiveness can fix rural America’s doctor shortage.
By Marschall S. Runge in STAT News
2. Why do we seem to be alone in the universe?
By Bob Whitby at the University of Arkansas
3. Make peace with your negative emotions. It helps.
By Yasmin Anwar at UC Berkeley
4. Black people aren’t keeping white Americans out of college. Rich people are.
By Christine Emba in the Washington Post
5. What comes after ‘wearables?’ Try ‘invisibles.’
By Katharine Schwab in Co.Design
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