1. Give small cities a chance.
By Henry Grabar in Slate
2. Stereotypes are holding Asian Americans back in STEM careers.
By Joan C. Williams, Marina Multhaup and Rachel Korn in the Atlantic
3. The U.S. military is losing the war against data leakage.
By Patrick Tucker at Defense One
4. This database will help you and retailers know if your seafood was caught with slave labor.
By Clare Leschin-Hoar at NPR
5. A ‘pacemaker’ for the brain might slow the progress of Alzheimer’s disease.
By Rachael Rettner in Live Science

The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C.
More Must-Reads From TIME
- Donald Trump Was Just Indicted. Here's What to Know About the Charges and the Case
- What Could Happen Next for Donald Trump
- Trump's Indictment Drama Showcased His Rivals' Weakness
- Inside Ukraine's Push to Try Putin For War Crimes
- Bad Bunny's Next Move
- Elon Musk Signs Open Letter Urging AI Labs to Pump the Brakes
- Eliezer Yudkowsky: Pausing AI Developments Isn't Enough. We Need to Shut it All Down
- 'How Is This Still Happening?' A Survivor Questions America's Gun Violence Problem
- Cheryl Strayed Will Always Be Here for You
- Who Should Be on the 2023 TIME100? Vote Now