Five Best Ideas of the Day: August 22, 2019 - The Aspen Institute

Autonomous vehicles need to learn how to drive like locals.

Jasper Dekker in Fast Company
Why do tech companies file so many weird patents?

Rose Eveleth in Slate
This map shows our brains behave the same whether they’re hearing or reading a story.

Yasmin Anwar at UC Berkeley
Attitudes are contagious.

Hilary Hurd Anyaso at Northwestern University
Insomnia is now linked to higher risk of heart disease and stroke.

Karen Astle at the American Heart Association