Where the robot revolution will hurt most, groceries that can watch you shop, and more top insights

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America faces an uneven robot revolution: The effects of increased automation will not be felt equally across the U.S., according to a new study from The Brookings Institution. Workers in Rust Belt centers like Toledo, Ohio are poised to face the biggest job displacement, while those in urban areas like Washington, D.C. are expected to feel less of a burden. Such trends may fuel migration to large cities. Automation is also expected to disproportionately affect younger workers, black and Hispanic employees and men, Brookings notes. ? Here’s what people are saying.

Your groceries have their eye on you: Walgreens has begun to test “smart coolers” that can analyze consumers’ faces to determine their approximate age and gender. Such tech can help retailers and food companies understand who is flocking to their products, as well as which promotions are working and under what kinds of conditions. In an attempt to ease privacy concerns, the coolers aren’t designed to recognize, or identify, a person’s face. Instead, the system measures faces and makes general predictions based on those measurements. Walgreens is using tech developed by Chicago-based Cooler Screens Inc., which has raised $10 million in funding, with its latest round led by Microsoft (LinkedIn's parent company). ? Here’s what people are saying.

The ultra-rich are getting younger: The average age of U.S. investors with $25 million or more is now 47, an 11-year drop since 2014, Bloomberg reports. Where’s the money coming from? Business ventures in part, but mostly mom and dad. 9 out of 10 investors under 38 said inheritance fueled their wealth, according to a survey by Spectrem Group. As of 2016, 172,000 households were worth at least $25 million, up from 84,000 in 2008. Meanwhile, the median net worth for Americans 35 to 54 declined by 41% in those years. ? Here’s what people are saying.

Air pollution is making China sad: Poor air quality in China’s cities isn’t just exacting a physical toll on its population, it’s likely harming people’s emotional health as well, according to research from MIT. After analyzing the language used in 210 million tweets posted over nine months on the social network Sina Weibo, researchers found that China’s city dwellers are especially glum on high pollution days. The researchers contend that air pollution, which has been tied to cognitive decline, may be altering people’s social decisions and encouraging impulsive behavior. ? Here’s what people are saying.

Training the body to accept new organs: Our immune systems are programmed to reject intruders, even donated organs intended to save our lives. That’s why transplant patients need to take powerful, potentially damaging drugs to suppress their defense systems. But by isolating a patient’s regulatory white blood cells — the body’s palace guards — and then growing them in a lab alongside a donor’s cells, researchers are looking to teach both groups to trust each other, The New York Times reports. The method could make transplant procedures more successful, and reduce or even eliminate the need for anti-rejection drugs. ? Here’s what people are saying.

One last idea: When we’re feeling discouraged, it’s easy to believe that the tough situation we’re in is permanent. But former Campbell Soup CEO Douglas Conant reminds us that it pays to remember that progress — in one form or another — is always possible.

“Some people think they’ve got nothing left to learn. Those people remain stagnant. But other people know they’re never done learning. They’re the ones who get unstuck, thrive and transform continuously throughout their life.”

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— Scott Olster