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1. Black athletes can teach us about more than just sports.
By Andre Perry in the Hechinger Report
2. In Japan, struggling local farmers are building joint-use solar and mushroom farms.
By Adele Peters in Fast Company
3. Can’t get to the gym? Any activity — vacuuming, scrubbing the floor — will protect your heart.
By the Telegraph
4. Make sure you’re in a good mood for your flu vaccine this fall. It’ll work better.
By the University of Nottingham
5. Child abuse rewires the brain of survivors.
By McGill University
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