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  • A rural Montana district goes all in on makerspaces

    October 11, 2018 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Havre, Montana

    A coalition of philanthropic and professional development organizations are partnering with a rural Montana school district to provide donated hardware and software and professional development training. By developing "makerspaces," the initiative aims to ensure students and teachers learn tech literacy, a skillset many of their urban and suburban counterparts take for granted.

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  • The Crime Machine, Part I

    October 11, 2018 |

    Gimlet Media |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The creation of CompStat fostered a huge drop in crime rates in New York City by the 1990s. The idea came from an odd and obsessive transit cop was to track every single crime daily in every precinct and use that data to systematically go after everything from murders to low-level crimes once ignored by police. It was a drastic shift in the way NYPD worked and was credited with making the city far safer, but was also flawed.

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  • Mass tourism is ruining historic cities. Only government can stop it

    October 11, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Spain, Barcelona

    With tourism on the rise, governments are figuring out how to limit overcrowding and environmental damage. Replicable ideas include marketing beaches and other attractions off the beaten path, regulating hotels and vacation rentals, and even requiring that every tourist must be accompanied by a local guide.

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  • Lab-grown Meat on your Table

    October 10, 2018 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, California

    "Farm to table" is a well-known saying in the food industry, but "lab to table" is also rapidly joining the rank of commonplace terminology. To both reduce the amount of animals killed and lessen the impact on the environment to raise livestock, researchers have found a way to manufacture cell-based meat that is created in a lab, yet still has the texture of meat.

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  • Amazon scraps secret AI recruiting tool that showed bias against women

    October 09, 2018 |

    Reuters |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Amazon trashed its automated resume-reviewing software after the company discovered that the software had taught itself to discriminate against women applicants. The situation shows the limits of machine learning in human resources.

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  • In Colorado Senior Homes, A Companion For Those With Dementia: A Robot Named Ryan

    October 09, 2018 |

    Colorado Public Radio |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Lakewood, Colorado

    Companion robots are making their way into Colorado senior living communities with the goal of providing meaningful company to residents. Equipped with a "soft human face," the companion robots mitigate against depression and isolation while also reminding community members to take their medications and interact with those around them.

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  • Thousands of South Africans join GovChat

    October 04, 2018 |

    IOL Business Report |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: South Africa

    GovChat is the world's first platform that connects citizens with politicians via WhatsApp. It allows citizens to rate public services and report issues, submit service requests, and donate to community organizations. Thousands of people registered and began using the platform within the first 72 hours.

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  • Kenya's Government Is Evicting Indigenous People. Tech Helps Them Fight Back.

    October 04, 2018 |

    New York Magazine |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    Kenya's indigenous communities are fighting the government's attempts to seize the land they live on using an app called This is My Backyard, or TIMBY. The app helps users to securely encrypt videos and pictures that can then be used for legal and publicity purposes, allowing community members to gather evidence and hold leaders accountable.

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  • These smart glasses could be a game changer for hearing-impaired theatergoers

    October 04, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: England, London

    Through the use of smart glasses, the London’s National Theatre is making theater going accessible to the hard of hearing. A play’s dialogue is displayed in the glasses, and software links the timing of the words being displayed with when they are actually being said on stage.

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  • Australia set to 'eliminate' cervical cancer by 2028

    October 03, 2018 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: Australia

    Vaccination and screening programs have helped Australia get close to eliminating cervical cancer. It was one of the first countries to launch a nationwide HPV vaccination effort back in 2007 and now boasts an incidence rate of seven cases of cervical cancer per 100,000 women.

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