These are today's best ideas
1. Here’s why going negative in politics works so well.
By Julia Azari in Pacific Standard
2. Don’t believe the hype. Our southern border is secure.
By Jacob L. Vigdor at the Manhattan Institute
3. How Intel eliminated war from its supply chain.
By Alexander C. Kaufman in the Huffington Post
4. Could psychotherapists ‘reclaim’ LSD?
By Sam Wong in Mosaic Science
5. Scientists used nanotech to soup up a traditional light bulb so it’s more efficient than an LED.
By David L. Chandler at MIT News
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