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Five Best Ideas of the Day
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March 24, 2017
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Here’s how the like button ruined the internet.
James Somers in the Atlantic
Why are our kids sleep-deprived? Blame suburban sprawl.
Mimi Kirk in CityLab
The rest of the world is facing a refugee crisis. America is not.
Hamutal Bernstein at the Urban Institute
This drone might soon be airlifting casualties out of war zones.
Matt Cox in DefenseTech
The gig economy celebrates working yourself to death.
Jia Tolentino in the New Yorker
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