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German women can now find out what men earn — why don't they?

Natalie Holmes

July 02, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Germany

The early impact of Germany’s wage transparency law has been limited because it only applies to large companies and, while it permits an employee to inquire whether she is paid differently than her male colleagues, she must still sue her employer herself in order to rectify the situation. In the fight for fair pay, it’s more effective to put the onus on companies to demonstrate responsible behavior rather than leave individuals to battle entrenched power structures by themselves.

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How Eating Seaweed Can Help Cows to Belch Less Methane

Judith Lewis Mernit

July 02, 2018 |

Yale Environment 360 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Davis, California

In California, cows emit as much methane per year as the equivalent of 2.5 million cars. To reduce this impact, researchers are testing a change in diet for dairy cows that implements seaweed into their daily feed. So far, results are showing over a 50 percent drop in methane emissions, while milk production has remained consistent or increased.

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A chemical breakthrough could eat the plastic pollution crisis

Bonnie Christian

July 01, 2018 |

Wired |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, East Menlo Park, California

When plastics are recycled with remnants of food or grease on them, they are discarded due to market regulations, thus adding to the world's trash problem. One researcher has found a solution to account for these: a bacteria that liquefies the contaminated materials.

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Microbial Magic Could Help Slash Your Dinner's Carbon Footprint

Hannah Thomasy

June 29, 2018 |

NPR |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

"What if we could help plants make their own nitrogen so they wouldn't need manmade chemical fertilizers?" That was the question that drove a plant microbiologist at the University of Washington to begin testing ways to infuse microbes that live inside trees into other plants to promote sustainable agriculture. The early results show not only healthier plants, but a more plentiful production.

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Teach primary school pupils about finance, say City firms

Sally Weale

June 27, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: England

After taking three 75-minute courses, primary school students in England demonstrated an improved grasp of money management topics - for instance, a study of the pilot found that "68% of those pupils who showed little capacity for delaying gratification initially, did so at the end of the sessions." With this evidence and more on their side, Britain's leading firms are pushing to institute financial education in primary education courses.

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Training the Brain to Stay out of Jail

Eli Hager

June 26, 2018 |

The Marshall Project |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Charleston, South Carolina

A nonprofit in Charleston, South Carolina, uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help formerly incarcerated men shift their mindsets in order to meet the hefty challenges they face re-entering society. Turning Leaf Project actually pays students to take at least 150 hours of CBT and connects them to entry-level jobs in the city and county. So far participants have stayed out of prison, but keeping students in the program is challenging.

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The Cops Standing With, and For, the Gay Communities They Serve

Joseph Darius Jaafari

June 22, 2018 |

NationSwell |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The Gay Officers League in the New York Police Department started in the early 1980s when memories of the Stonewall Riots were still fresh to support gay officers in the NYPD while also improving relations between the LGBTQ community and the police. NYPD is now one of the most diverse forces in the nation and there are more than 2,000 GOAL members in Philadelphia, Chicago and New England. They have become role models in the gay community while also changing attitudes within law enforcement.

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Ending the infection that scrapes eyes blind

Meera Senthilingam

June 20, 2018 |

CNN |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Ghana, Yendi

Trachoma is a debilitating disease in which the eyelids turn inwards, causing a person's eyelashes to repeatedly scrape and eventually scar their eyes causing excruciating pain and blindness. The World Health Organization has come up with a four step solution to the problem; surgery, antibiotics, facial cleanliness, and environmental improvement.

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Basic income could work—if you do it Canada-style

Brian Bergstein

June 20, 2018 |

MIT Technology Review |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Lindsay, Ontario

In Lindsay, Ontario, the provincial government is funding a pilot for a universal basic income that provides monthly stipends to those who are facing poverty to help boost them to at least 75 percent of the poverty line. Although the longterm benefits and costs are yet to be seen, so far participants have reported that it has acted as "a social equalizer, a recognition that people who make little or no money are often doing things that are socially valuable."

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What We Can Learn From Ghana's Obsession With Preschool

Nurith Aizenman Gregory Warner

June 19, 2018 |

NPR |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Ghana, Accra

When a group of preschool teachers in Ghana were taught about child-centered and open-ended learning as an alternative to a traditional rote memorization approach, they saw improvements in students' pre-literacy and pre-numeracy scores. The intervention served as a response to revelations of poor performance among early elementary school students. This despite the fact that 80 percent of 3 year olds in Accra, Ghana were enrolled in preschool. While some teachers have successfully rolled out the collaborative style in their classrooms, others have been met with significant cultural resistance.

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