These are today's best ideas
1. For many medicines, the expiration date might be a myth.
By Marshall Allen in ProPublica
2. This sophisticated imaging technique can spot heart disease before it hurts.
By Nathaniel Scharping in Discover
3. Babies can learn a new language in just an hour a day.
By Deborah Bach at the University of Washington
By Alessandra Potenza in the Verge
5. Nuclear weapons changed the face of war. AI could do it again.
By Tom Simonite in Wired
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