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  • The Flaw in America's 'Holy Grail' Against Gerrymandering

    January 26, 2018 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States

    A statistic called the efficiency gap seems like a simple way to measure partisan gerrymandering. It’s easy to calculate and relies on actual election results, not hypothetical results, something called for back in 2004 and 2006 when alleged cases of gerrymandering were found by the U.S. Supreme Court to be too speculative to be ruled unconstitutional. However, the efficiency gap fails to account for key factors such as political geography, making it less of a silver bullet than originally hoped.

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  • Coaches in the classroom: How Colorado preschools are upping their teaching game

    January 26, 2018 |

    Chalkbeat Colorado |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    For the past decade, Colorado's preschools have used external coaches to improve quality of instruction in early childcare education classrooms. To address the high cost of this one-on-one approach, the Denver Preschool Program has launched a program to allow teachers to earn credentials to mentor their own colleagues.

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  • Minnesota Deploys Drones to Care for Aging Bridges

    January 24, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    Bridges don't last forever without at least some occasional repair, but how do city officials know when an aging bridge is in need of reconstruction? Typically, an individual has to bungee down to inspect it or specialized (and extremely expensive) equipment must be employed. That's why Minnesota is testing out the use of drones to do the work. Although not able to be used in every instance, these specialized drones that can be flown sans GPS, are able to get to places originally untapped during bridge inspections and so far have proven to be a highly useful tool.

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  • The controversial Silicon Valley-funded quest to educate the world's poorest kids

    January 22, 2018 |

    Quartz |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    Founded by Silicon Valley veterans and funders in 2007 to serve the world's poorest students and most under-resourced teachers, Bridge International Academies now operates 600 low-cost private schools in Kenya, Nigeria, Liberia, Uganda, and India. In Bridge's model, teachers read scripted lessons developed abroad directly from their tablets. While supporters say Bridge is delivering an otherwise unavailable service, at scale, and is seeing improved scores and teacher attendance, critics fear Bridge takes the human element out of learning, strips teachers of agency and fails to teach critical thinking skills.

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  • Chicago will give hotel workers panic buttons to prevent sexual assault

    January 22, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    A new ordinance in Chicago requires hotels to give panic buttons to employees working in rooms alone. 58 percent of the city’s hotel workers report having experienced flashing, groping, and other forms of sexual harassment from guests. 96 percent say a panic button would make them feel safer. The ordinance also gives workers the right to stop working and leave the area without facing retaliation from their employer.

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  • Bioeconomy: A global trend?

    January 22, 2018 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    Response Location: Finland

    Bioeconomy is the practice of using biological processes and organic materials to reduce waste, and it's gaining traction as a means of business. Finland is home to one of the largest bioproduct mills, where "a whole ecosystem of companies" work together on projects such as converting sustainably logged wood into pulp before selling it to Europe and Asia and producing solid biofuels which will eventually create electricity.

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  • The Health App That Beat Hurricane Harvey

    January 18, 2018 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    For patients with tuberculosis, it is vital that they take their medicine consistently and on schedule, even after they are no longer contagious, which can be time consuming and expensive for public health departments to manage. Teleconferencing has helped people remember to take their medications, even during a disaster like Hurricane Harvey.

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  • Our Best Hope for Civil Discourse on the Internet Is on ... Reddit

    January 16, 2018 |

    Wired |

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    Response Location: United States

    Change My View is a moderated subreddit forum where “submitters” post a view, such as why they disagree with abortion, and “commenters” respond with information that respectfully seeks to change their view. The goal is to foster lively civil discourse and debate, so rude and “low-effort” posts are deleted. “Submitters” also commit to responding to comments within 3 hours, awarding a delta symbol to any “commenter” that successfully changes their view. The forum encourages intellectual curiosity and flexibility, providing a space where changing one’s mind is seen as a positive outcome rather than a weakness.

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  • States require doctors to use prescription drug monitoring systems for patients

    January 15, 2018 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Prescription drug mointoring programs provide a doctor with information about a patient’s prescriptions and—in some states—drug-related hospitalizations and arrests. With this tool, doctors are better able to identify drug-seeking behavior and intervene with at risk patients.

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  • Colonoscopy? How About a Blood Test?

    January 11, 2018 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: Israel

    A company called Medial EarlySign is using machine learning to predict when a patient is at higher risk for having colon cancer. Results from a simple blood test are entered into a database that looks at several factors and compares the results to anonymous results from thousands of people all over the world. This method is less expensive and less invasive than undergoing a colonoscopy and could also be used to detect risk factors for other diseases.

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