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1. Having the right friendships now can make teens into happier, healthier adults.
By Jenny Anderson in Quartz
2. How we board airplanes spreads disease. There’s a better way.
By Ben Schiller in Fast Company
3. Can data fix America’s broken bail system?
By Jon Schuppe at NBC News
4. Could a centrist party take advantage of America’s polarization in 2020?
By Daniel Malloy in Ozy
5. Should kids use paper or digital textbooks?
By Claudia Wallis in the Hechinger Report

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