5 for Friday: Minnesota leading the way, then and now
Hello and happy Friday! We're heading into a decidedly spring-like weekend here in MN, so let's spring into our wrap-up with book-ends on the great state of Minnesota. From Axios - Move over Post-Its, 3M's got a new game and it's autonomous vehicles. Focusing primarily on safety (sensors, specialized films, traffic-controlling/managing materials), 3M is setting itself up to be a major player in the components game of autonomous vehicles. Now for a Scotch tape holder to go on

5 for Friday: Sisters are doing it for themselves (and everyone else)
Happy Friday and happy day-after International Women's Day! In honor of a one-day holiday that should last 365, we're highlighting notable women in this week's wrap-up. From NPR - 7 Gutsy Women to Know this International Women's Day - This article includes a sex trafficking survivor and activist in Argentina, a Boko Haram survivor, leaders in science and advocacy, and more. From Thought Catalog - 7 Badass Women From History You Should Know (but probably don't) - Self-explanat

5 for Friday: New solutions to age-old problems
It's been another wild and wacky week on my favorite dramedy, The White House, where we saw a hard right-turn into March Sweeps with (spoilers!) Hope Hicks' resignation, JKush's security downgrade, and fun tidbits like Gen. Kelly saying it's purgatory to serve in the administration (don't worry, it was just jokes and anything to the contrary is FAKE NEWS). Juicy! Set your DVRs now if you haven't already. Back in the land of normalcy, there was some cool stuff going on with te
