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1. Could a three-state confederation resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict?
By Sanford Lakoff in the Wilson Quarterly
2. America’s natural history museums are full of undiscovered species.
By Ed Yong in the Atlantic
3. To be a successful entrepreneur, take fewer risks. (You read that right.)
By Melissa Dahl in the Science of Us
4. Law schools should push students to civic-minded careers. Here’s how.
By Pete Davis in Aeon
5. These cars don’t need drivers and they won’t need wires to charge either.
By Mark Harris in IEEE Spectrum

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