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  • Neo-Nazis in Your Streets? Send in the (Coup Clutz) Clowns

    September 06, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Fighting back at far right demonstrators can give them the optics and attention they want. Using humour to counter others is a tool used around the world in a myriad of contexts.

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  • Taking Advantage Of Behavioral Economics Can Get Aid To More People In Poverty

    September 05, 2017 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    To successfully address some of our most pressing social, economic, and health issues, simply making resources available is not always enough. Behavioral science is helping non-profits and other organizations to leverage natural human traits and tendencies to increase successful adoption of life-improving initiatives in fields from healthcare to development finance.

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  • This Police Department Is A Smash Hit On Social Media

    August 25, 2017 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: India, Bengaluru

    Bangalore's police department had an image problem and their successes weren't reaching the public. Crowd Kart Media took over their social media making memes, popular shows, and humor in order to help the department's image, which sparked a huge rise in their facebook and twitter followings.

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  • Learning to defuse Islamophobia

    August 21, 2017 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Most bus stops have an array of ads, but in Boston one sign reads “What to do if you are witnessing Islamophobic harassment.” The message is part of a part of a public awareness campaign rolled out by the city, which illustrates “how bystanders could help a victim of anti-Muslim behavior.”

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  • This N.H. town couldn't ‘bear' it any longer — so it passed an ordinance

    August 07, 2017 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Lincoln, New Hampshire

    A number of towns across northern New England struggled with furry invaders ripping into trash bins and dumpsters, which not only scattered litter and left a big mess, but increased the risk of dangerous encounters between humans and bears. When educational initiatives and voluntary compliance proved ineffective, Lincoln passed an ordinance requiring residents and businesses to secure their garbage - or face a fine. The bylaws have proven to be the most effective method for deterring the hungry forest critters.

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  • Conservation Meets Corrections

    July 26, 2017 |

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    Response Location: United States, Evergreen, Washington

    There are currently 2.3 million people incarcerated in the United States. According to rainforest ecologist Nalini Nadkarni, that's a lot of brainpower and potential sitting unused. It was this thought that inspired the start of the Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP). As a collaboration between the Washington State Department of Corrections and The Evergreen State College, SPP aims to bring science and education within the walls of confinement – all while promoting the conservation of both plant and animal species.

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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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  • Artificial Intelligence and Decarbonization

    July 01, 2017 |

    Anthropocene Magazine |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

    As electric utilities expand to include evolving forms of energy such as varied renewables, the already complex puzzle of storage and distribution (effectively addressing surges and lulls in demand) has grown more difficult. Artificial intelligence in the form of super speed algorithms that can detect usage patterns and allocate the right types of energy at the right times is a straightforward solution that can reduce costs and emissions simultaneously, while encouraging consumer behavior change to maximize efficiency.

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  • Let's Enjoy Walking for the Benefits of Better Health -- Smart Wellness Point Project

    June 30, 2017 |

    Japan for Sustainability |

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    Response Location: Japan, Date, Fukushima

    Japan is a rapidly aging country. To help combat present and future ramifications it has implemented "Smart Wellness City Comprehensive Special Zones to Achieve Health and Longevity" to encourage and reward healthy living. So far it has resulted in citizens leading more active lives, BMI decreases for those who had a BMI of over 25, and lower medical costs.

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  • A simple way to make Boston's subway a bit less chaotic

    June 26, 2017 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    In heavily populated cities like Boston, the crush of the rush hour commute on public transport can be chaotic. But a number of cities have discovered a fairly easy way to significantly improve the flow of passengers getting on and off the subway: painting simple cues on the platforms indicating where passengers are meant to gather. Boston looks to replicate the successful "stand aside boxes" of cities like New York and Montreal.

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