These are today's best ideas
1. The NFL is heading into an information war with itself.
By Kevin Clark in the Ringer
2. The Army’s smart earplugs protect the hearing — and lives — of soldiers.
By Joe Palca at NPR
By the American Interest
4. Made entirely from industrial waste, these bricks might change the future of building.
By Adele Peters in Fast Co.Exist
5. Do we really need human weather forecasters?
By Eric Berger in Ars Technica
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