1.) Inspired by plants, MIT researchers develop self-assembling solar cells.
2.) The U.S. Army’s answer to PTSD in veterans: psychotherapy and Ecstasy.
3.) Gene Fredericks’ Big Green Boxes turns empty big-box stores into hydroponic centers to grow food.
4.) Is it wise to consider student performance on standardized tests as part of a teacher’s evaluation?
5.) Jerry Soverinsky on the most ambitious transportation projects of the 21st century.
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Andrew Nusca is editor of SmartPlanet and an associate editor for ZDNet. Previously, he worked at Money, Men's Vogue and Popular Mechanics magazines. He holds degrees from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and New York University. He based in New York but resides in Philadelphia.
