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  • Will Cities Ever Outsmart Rats?

    August 09, 2017 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    It is currently estimated that there are 2 million rats in New York City. With numbers that high, cities including Washington, D.C. and Chicago along with New York City have teams employed solely to control the rat population. Efforts have previously been futile, however, as little is known about this species. Recognizing this problem, some cities have begun working with researchers and computer scientists to use big data to not just control the current rat populations, but also predict where the rodents will infest next and attempt to thwart their next move.

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  • Fiji's Climate Champion Speaks Up for Women in the Wake of Cyclones

    August 08, 2017 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: Fiji, Burenitu, Viti Levu

    After a huge cyclone devastated a remote Fijian village, Eta Tuvuki worked to open communication channels between women and public officials. Her efforts are not only making women's voices heard, but they allow for the dispersal of critical information during disasters.

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  • Rise of the Government Chatbot

    August 04, 2017 |

    Government Technology |

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    Response Location: United States

    City governments have been implementing “chatbots” to provide a way for residents to both communicate with city government as well as receive information about and assistance with services through text or Facebook. Chatbots provide a means for residents to interact with services all day as well as reduces city staff’s workload.

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  • Why Salt Is This Power Plant's Most Valuable Asset

    August 04, 2017 |

    Smithsonian |

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    Response Location: United States, McIntosh, Alabama

    One of the greatest challenges to integrating renewable energy sources into the power grid has been the issue of storage - where and how to keep power generated during off-hours (such as overnight) when demand is low. While batteries are on the rise as one solution, an Alabama power plant has discovered a natural way of storing energy until it is needed: pumping air into salt caverns.

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  • How technology is helping cities cope with mass migration

    August 01, 2017 |

    Citiscope |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    In an era of mass migration and vast displacement, communities and governments around the world are struggling to cope with the influx of millions of immigrants and refugees. But different innovations in technology are making integration easier and increasing access to resources for new arrivals - from mobile banking accounts to online housing databases. Part 3 of 3.

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  • Robot Revolution: New Generation of Cheap Drones to Explore the Seas

    July 31, 2017 |

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    Response Location: United States, Half Moon Bay, California

    There's a robot revolution happening in the San Francisco Bay Area, and it's all in the name of mapping our oceans. This boom of technological innovation is helping bring lower-cost tools to both researchers and citizens. These consumers in turn use the devices to take photos during their excursions that ultimately create a network of ocean data that helps map the realities of concerns such as ocean acidification, rising water temperatures and overfishing.

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  • What Montgomery can learn from Chattanooga's startup success

    July 28, 2017 |

    The Montgomery Advertiser |

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    Response Location: United States, Chattanooga, Tennessee

    Chattanooga's solution to revitalize the city through private-public collaborations could help Montgomery and similar cities do the same. Chattanooga is able to reinvent itself and attract startups and entrepreneurs willing to work together for a common goal, rather than competing.

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  • Ghost Gear Busters: Paying Fishers to Collect Derelict Nets, Traps

    July 26, 2017 |

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    Response Location: United States, Barnegat Bay, New Jersey

    "Ghost gear" describes the nets, lines, and other debris lost off the back of commercial fishing boats in staggering amounts each year, and it spells death for hundreds of thousands of marine animals and birds who get tangled in it. Previously, there was little financial incentive to pull this litter back out of the water, but a new public-private partnership called Fishing For Energy is paying fishers to gather up ghost gear and help recycle it, as well as developing new technologies to prevent bycatch and educating communities about the issue.

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  • Mexico's Cartoon Therapists

    July 25, 2017 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Mexico

    In order to address dynamics that may keep a child from talking about traumatic experiences, a Mexico City-based child psychologist developed Antennas. Antennas is an animated character controlled and voiced by the psychologist who, as an alien, can ask basic questions about people and relationships. This approach has been effective for psychologists and use of Antennas has spread to the judicial system as well.

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  • Madagascar skirted famine – barely. Now, it's boosting resilience before drought returns.

    July 25, 2017 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Madagascar, Ambovombe, Androy

    Drought in Madagascar grows worse each year as its minimal public infrastructure and extensive poverty slow efforts by the UN and various NGOs for food and water distribution. But in recognizing the severity of the cyclical water shortages, organizations are piloting new approaches. These include solar pumps from portable groundwater sources; distribution and cultivation of drought- and rot-resistant seed strains for staple crops; cash-stipends for "productive goods," delivered by phone to bypass the problem of damaged roads -- which are building newfound resilience among residents.

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