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  • New Independence Street Crimes Unit already making an impact

    March 07, 2019 |

    KSHB-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Independence, Missouri

    In Independence, Missouri, the police department has developed the Street Crimes Unit devoted entirely to addressing crime in the city. Taking a proactive, data-driven approach, law enforcement has been able to devote more time and resources to closing criminal investigations.

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  • Adapting to the Anthropocene

    March 07, 2019 |

    Atmos |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Kiribati

    Around the world, communities are creating new technologies, processes, and relationships to the land in an effort to adapt to the changing climate. From the I-Kiribati using new hydroponic systems to grow food amidst rising sea levels, to farmers in Telangana using sustainable greenhouse technology, to the use of solar panels on Indigenous lands like Little Buffalo, those that depend on the land the most are having to adapt first. Underscoring each response is a collaborative, collective resilience.

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  • Denver will allow smartphone voting for thousands of people (but probably not you)

    March 07, 2019 |

    The Denver Post |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    In the hopes of making voting more accessible, the city of Denver, Colorado will allow their international voters, a population of about 4,000, to vote electronically on an app called Voatz. Already used by about 144 voters in West Virginia during the 2018 election, Voatz uses blockchain technology, which stores user votes across encrypted servers. Though some have cited security concerns, many hope the voting app will replace the current more insecure digital method.

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  • In India, New Tactics Are Being Implemented to Prevent Human-Elephant Clashes

    March 07, 2019 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Valparai

    Elephant-human interaction has too often led to conflict or danger in India. New research supports a forest authority’s early-warning system to send text, phone, and visual alerts when elephants are nearby. The integrated system has reduced fatalities to almost zero.

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  • From video game to day job: How ‘SimCity' inspired a generation of city planners

    March 05, 2019 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    SimCity, a popular simulation game created in 1989, inspired a generation of future city planners with its ability to make urban design accessible and fun, While the simulations have their inconsistencies with real life urban planning, designers and architects around the country based their foundational understanding of city planning in these simulation games and look to simulation as tools for future planning.

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  • If you die early, how will your children remember you? Audio icon

    March 05, 2019 |

    BBC |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada

    Experiencing the death of a parent is oftentimes extremely traumatic, but an app created by a woman who personally experienced this type of loss, aims to bring some sense of help and closure for family members. Implementing a simple design and based on question prompts, the app known as RecordMeNow has been widely used and shown to specifically impact those diagnosed with terminal cancer as well as Motor Neurone Disease.

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  • Scientists are getting creative to save this muppet-faced, flightless parrot

    March 05, 2019 |

    National Geographic |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: New Zealand, Codfish Island

    Scientists, volunteers, and rangers are working around the clock to save the endangered kakapo, a native New Zealand bird. With only 147 of these charismatic birds left in the world, they’re taking a multi-pronged, highly technological approach. Efforts include smart transmitters that track every bird and when they’re mating, artificial inseminations, and hatching fertile eggs in captivity while mothers sit on 3D-printed smart eggs.

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  • Trash talking goes high-tech in San Francisco

    March 04, 2019 |

    San Francisco Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    In San Francisco, a debate over trash cans has led to the installation of 1,000 high-tech sensors from a Danish company that will increase efficiency of trash collection and minimize spilled waste. It will also save the government thousands of dollars compared to the expensive Bigbelly trash cans that are more willing to break. After a successful testing program last year, the city knows this switch will improve sanitation, costs, and time.

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  • Telemedicine May Provide Rural Abuse-Counseling Solution

    March 04, 2019 |

    West Virginia Public Broadcasting |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Wyoming

    In rural parts of Wyoming, many people have trouble accessing mental health care resources, but telemedicine is changing that. Employing graduate students as counselors, people can access a telehealth clinic in order to obtain support in the form of specialized trauma care.

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  • The new weapon in the fight against crime

    March 04, 2019 |

    BBC |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom

    Countries around the world have been testing the use of artificial intelligence, or AI, as assistive technology to solving crimes. From creating algorithms that can identify victims of sex trafficking online to developing machine learning mechanisms that can identify and distinguish different DNA strands, officials hope that AI can help law enforcement more efficiently and effectively solve complex cases.

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