I've given stickers to all short list articles! And it was a tough decision. To make the short list, I was looking for articles that didn't just explain a piece of unique and interesting technology in an engaging way. I was looking for articles that used tech to tell an important story about the world and its people. All four of these articles did a great job of thinking bigger than the invention itself.
Great work everybody!
Each generation every planet chooses one mortal to embody them. A young girl is granted immense power: the very potential of the planet itself, and from that point on she is known as a Keystone