Five Best Ideas of the Day: October 5, 2016 - The Aspen Institute

To use fewer pesticides, rice farmers are putting ducks to work in their paddies.

Coco Lui in National Geographic’s the Plate
Could childhood trauma speed aging?

Dennis Thompson at HealthDay
Both presidential candidates oppose the TPP. But American farmers love it. Here’s why.

Jason Margolis at PRI’s the World
Talk to strangers.

Kio Stark in the Observer
Make U.S. media more diverse. Fund internships for journalists of color.

Meredith D. Clark at Poynter