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1. Amazon and other tech titans should buy more media outlets.
By Edmund Lee in Recode
2. Did getting a good night’s rest help the Eagles win the Super Bowl?
By David Fleming at ESPN
3. Your next sunscreen might be clean and green, and made from algae instead of synthetic chemicals.
By the American Chemical Society
4. How can big award shows get diversity — race and gender — right?
By Andy Malt at Complete Music Update
5. Better data can take the guesswork out of giving medicine to newborns.
By Megan Scudellari in STAT News
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