Suw: Kevin Marks says, somewhat wonderfully, “If you behave like a disease, people develop an immune system” then goes on to give us some better ways to think about propagating memes.

Kevin: Umair Haque says that Obama toppled Hillary because: “in a hyperconnected world, instead of hoarding a critical resource, more value can be created by sharing it at the edges.”

Kevin: Stunning example of alternate ways of telling stories from the Des Moines Register of tornado that wiped out the southern third of Parkersburg, Iowa. Great package although I might lose the splash screen.