Five Best Ideas of the Day: September 17, 2019 - The Aspen Institute

It’s time to start talking on the phone more.

Amanda Mull in the Atlantic
Hate needles? This flu vaccine comes in a patch.

Emily Boynton at UR Medicine
Climate change is affecting our soil — and that could disrupt food and water supplies.

Todd Bates at Rutgers University
Arctic permafrost is thawing fast. That affects us all.

Craig Welch in National Geographic
What would happen if all the world’s trees disappeared?

Rachel Nuwer in BBC Future