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Residents turn detective to fight crime

Tom Colls

July 02, 2019 |

BBC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

A U.S. company, Flock Safety, has developed a security and surveillance system that allows residents to monitor the color, model, and license plate of every car entering their neighborhood. The system uses car license plate cameras that aren’t monitored by the local police or governments, rather, by residents themselves, to help deter crime. While the system has shown success to the tune of an average of two crimes solved every day, it also raises questions around the problematic nature of surveillance culture, privacy, and profiting off of safety and fear.

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Meet Sofia: a 67-year-old widow who uses Pokémon Go to reconnect with her city

Larissa Hjorth

July 01, 2019 |

The Conversation |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Spain, Badalona

Pokemon Go may have faded from mainstream popularity after it peaked in 2016, but the game is finding new life in Spain, where older generations are using the game to be more socially engaged in their communities. Social workers in Badalona, Spain are suggesting the game to clients lacking exercise and social inclusion.

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Cell data giving 911 dispatchers more accurate locations

Connor Hansen

July 01, 2019 |

KTUL-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Enid, Oklahoma

The Enid, Oklahoma police department has started using a service called RapidSOS to locate 911 calls coming from cell phones. Without the service, tracking where these calls come from can be a challenge, but RapidSOS allows them to access caller data, like what WiFi they’re on, to accurately pinpoint their location.

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A tiny tweak in California law is creating a strange thing: carbon-negative oil

Akshat Rathi

July 01, 2019 |

Quartz |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Switzerland

A collaboration between an oil company, a Harvard professor and California lawmakers has resulted in the creation of a large-scale energy plant. While there are still goals yet to be me, this plant is capable of capturing carbon dioxide from the air while simultaneously recovering oil.

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A Public Library Brings Opportunity to the Blind

Deborah Fallows

June 29, 2019 |

The Atlantic |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library is a branch of the New York Public Library system that offers a wide array of services for vision-impaired adults and children. They hold the largest physical collection of braille books in the country, as well as thousands of downloadable digital braille books, audio books, and newspaper subscriptions. Included amongst these offerings are also the Talking Books program which records and distributes their collection of 200,000 recorded books, hardware and software tech to help illustrate things like tactile maps or diagrams, and simple community classes.

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Will New Funding And A Comprehensive Plan Be Enough To Bring Change To State Psychiatric Hospitals?

Caroline Covington

June 28, 2019 |

Texas Standard |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

With hundreds of millions of dollars dedicated to making over Texas’ hospital system, designers are looking beyond simply upgrading the physical infrastructure. Instead, they’re reimagining what the entire system could look like. Considering physical space, the upstream causes of mental health issues, and how to attract and retain the best practitioners are just a few of the elements that are being considered in this redesign.

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This DC apartment building provides low-income families with solar power and a resilience center

Natasha Riddle

June 27, 2019 |

Greater Greater Washington |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Solar energy allows for housing that is both affordable and resilient to climate change and other emergencies. In Washington D.C., Jubilee Housing, non-profit that creates affordable housing, partnered with New Partners Community Solar Corp. to create a building with a solar array that reduces utility costs, and a Resiliency Center, a multi-use space that serves as an aid distribution point during emergencies. The building is part of Washington D.C.’s commitment to remaining on the list of 100 Resilient Cities.

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Virtual visits: how Finland is coping with an ageing population

Sarah Johnson

June 26, 2019 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Finland, Helsinki

Digital platforms allow for remote care when access to health care may be expensive or difficult. In Finland, as social welfare policies experience the economic and budgetary constraints of a shrinking population and tax base, remote care and telemedicine provide an effective alternative. Using video calls, nurses can attend to dozens of remote patients, especially the elderly. The video sessions increase access, introduce tremendous cost savings, and allow patients to remain in the comfort of home.

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Doctor smartphone and other tales from the bedroom

Innocent Eteng

June 26, 2019 |

Bhekisisa |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

Teenagers and young adults across Africa are using myPaddi, an app that allows the user to ask medical questions from the privacy of their own home. Eliminating stigma as well as information that is often derived from a religious or cultural angle, the app is helping bridge the gap between patient and doctor.

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Is it time for a radical new approach to fighting global warming?

Daniel Hurst

June 25, 2019 |

Global Ground Media |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Indonesia

Geoengineering, a term used to cover a broad range of large-scale, drastic measures to combat climate change, has the science and policy communities divided. These measures are currently being explored across the world, and while they could work as a response to climate change, many cite them as temporary band-aids that will only delay the effects of global warming. Many cite the need to understand the complexity of the issue and, rather than bandaging the issue, take a comprehensive, structural approach.

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