1. Soon, we could erase our fear memories.
By Iqbal Pittalwala at UC Riverside
2. Can Silicon Valley disrupt its Neo-Nazi problem?
By Nick Bilton in Vanity Fair
3. Renewable energy subsidies make sense — and they’ve saved thousands of lives.
By Akshat Rathi in Quartz
4. The solution for surging antibiotic resistance might be to slow down bacteria instead of killing it.
By Steph Adams at the University of Illinois
5. This self-healing rubber could make flat tires a thing of the past.
By Leah Burrows at the Harvard Paulson School

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