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  • From Refugee Chefs, a Taste of Home

    July 05, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    In France, the growing refugee population has sparked the creation of new events and initiatives to change the way many perceive immigrants. "The Migratory Cooks" was started by two French entrepreneurs to help refugee chefs display their skills and introduce new cuisines; the organization currently has eight chefs who participated in Paris' first Refugee Food Festival.

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  • Can You Make Bankers Behave Better?

    July 05, 2016 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    What if you could figure out a way to nudge bankers into making decisions with more integrity, in order to avoid future financial woes? Can a sense of safety and ethics be forced into company culture? The Inquiry takes a look inside Goldman Sachs and meets with a regulator who is deploying psychologists in banks.

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  • Ugly Is the New Look for Cigarette Packs

    July 05, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom

    During the twentieth century, imagery on cigarette packs communicated that smoking was cool and young, and it encouraged young people, as well as adults, to smoke. In 2012, Australia started “unbranding the pack,” which standardized cigarettes without a brand and showed the physically gruesome effects of smoking with health factoids on the packaging. Since then, the World Health Organization has recommended this new kind of packaging and the idea has spread to other countries to scale the success.

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  • Company Turns Air Into Fuel In Climate Change Fight

    July 05, 2016 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: Canada, Squamish, British Columbia

    As CO2 levels continue to rise and increase the precariousness of the state of life as we know it, solutions that are efficient, cost effective, and scalable prove illusive. There may be new hope for one method, especially now with increased public attention on the issue: carbon capture; though previously beyond the financial scope of most corporate and government entities, now scientists are turning captured carbon back into fuel, pulling CO2 from the air, cutting back the need for drilling, and creating a profitable and scalable opportunity to help curb climate change.

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  • Project ECHO Expands Reach Of Medical Specialists In Rural New Mexico

    July 05, 2016 |

    Santa Fe Public Radio (KSFR) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    In many rural communities, access to specialty care represents the biggest health challenge. Since 2003, a groundbreaking initiative called Project Echo at the University of New Mexico has confronted that gap — with promising results in small towns across New Mexico and, now, around the world.

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  • Breaking bad habits: Mindful addiction recovery

    July 04, 2016 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    One of the hardest problems in tackling addiction is understanding how to approach it. In this video a University of Massachusetts psychiatrist is implementing mindfulness tools as a way to steer the brain away from addictive tendencies.

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  • Poaching Leaves Elephant Daughters in Charge

    July 04, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    It's not just poaching that is changing the landscape of the elephant kingdom, it's human's actions in general. In an attempt to understand the geographical needs of elephants, scientists are arming the species with radio collars to track movements in hopes of impacting conversations around land use and development.

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  • A Future in Code: Building Life Skills in Syria

    July 04, 2016 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: Syria

    Refugees from Syria are finding opportunities to build their own start-ups through the United Nations Population Fund program, which works with local non-governmental organizations to support participants with workshops and mentoring. One of the supported businesses is an app called Remmaz, which works to help Syrian refugees learn skills like coding and ultimately hope to create an accessible, online Arabic MOOC (massive open online course).

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  • The people trying to save democracy from itself

    July 02, 2016 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Low voter turnouts, populists offering half-truths, corporate interests, and the blurring of facts in the media are signs that democracy around the world is in turmoil. Internationally, citizens have assembled different programs and initiatives that arm ordinary people with information about policy and their elected officials, as well as distinctive ways to reform the electoral system.

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  • Green and Cool Roofs Provide Relief for Hot Cities, but Should be Sited Carefully

    July 01, 2016 |

    Government Technology |

    Multi-Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Twenty-first century cities face the factors of climate change with intensity as urban heating threatens human and the earth’s health. The University of Notre Dame has conducted research on green and cool roofing projects in the city of Chicago. They have found that green and cool roofs help mitigate the heat in cities; however, these roofs should be installed with other strategies like ponds and trees.

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