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5 Things That Make Norfolk, Virginia A Hidden Gem
Your Uber driver’s demeanor can tell you a lot about a city. If he’s a bit steely and…
How Virginia Is Poise To Take Lead In Advanced Tech
With one of his first executive orders, Gov. Terry McAuliffe created a commission to study the state’s cyber-risks…
How 9/11 Changed American Culture
Culture is the overview of a person’s beliefs, principles, law, religion, and tradition. It embodies an individual’s identity…
The Pandemic Has People Stuck In A Bad Mental/Physical Loop
The pandemic has created a cyclical public health problem by harming mental health while also making it more…
What to Do If You Found a Baby Raccoon During the Attic Cleaning
It’s never fun to discover you’ve got a wild animal living somewhere on your property, although it happens…
5 Things You Should Know About The Delta Variant
As the new coronavirus strain, called the Delta variant, spreads, experts are taking it seriously. For the first…
America’s Most Bicycle-Friendy Cities
The pandemic has created a cycling boom across much of the world and the U.S. is no exception. When the…
How 18 Million Americans Could Move Into Rural Areas – Without Leaving Home
About 46 million Americans – 14% of the nation’s inhabitants – are currently classified as living in rural…
Who Invented The Electoral College?
The delegates in Philadelphia agreed, in the summer of 1787, that the new country they were creating would…
How And When Will We Know That A COVID-19 Vaccine Is Safe And Effective?
With COVID-19 vaccines currently in the final phase of study, you’ve probably been wondering how the FDA will…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Forged A New Place For Women In The Law And Society
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death has generated an outpouring of grief around the globe. Part of this grief…
Which Drugs And Therapies Are Proven To Work, And Which Ones Don’t, For COVID-19?
I am a physician and a scientist at the University of Virginia. I care for patients and conduct…
Injured At Work? Here’s What You Need To Do
Getting hurt, no matter where you are is a horrible experience. If you add to that the fact…
These Are The World’s Top Military Spenders
What would happen if instead the military budget was used to finance our healthcare system? Economic rivals U.S.…
U.S. States Offering The Most Coronavirus Support
Which U.S. states are ready to help those at-risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic? With over 3.6 million…
2020’s Best And Worst US States For Women
It will take 99.5 years for the world to attain gender parity, according to the World Economic Forum’s…
‘Blue’ Space: Access To Water Features Can Boost City Dwellers’ Mental Health
Officials are increasingly recognizing that integrating nature into cities is an effective public health strategy to improve mental…
No More Record Highs: Addressing The Plight Of Children Trapped In Armed Conflict
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) recently organized a symposium in Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan as a platform…
Tech Companies Collect Our Data Every Day, But Even The Biggest Datasets Can’t Solve Social Issues
At almost every point in our day, we interact with digital technologies which collect our data. From the…
Why The Nazis Studied American Race Laws For Inspiration
On 5 June 1934, about a year and half after Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of the Reich, the…
The Best & Worst Tourism Slogans: From Unforgettable Tag Lines To Those That Are Best Forgotten
Devising a slogan that encapsulates everything a holiday destination has to offer is no easy task. There are…
The Big Peach: What To Do In Atlanta
If you’re making the move to The Big Peach, you may have a lot of questions: where should…
What’s Making the United States Poverty Rate Drop?
Over the last five years, the poverty rate in the United States has begun to drop steadily, possibly hinting…
Could Blockchain Voting Fix Democracy?
There’s no shortage of debate about the role tech has played in politics. From misinformation being spread via…
Here Are The Real Boundaries Of American Metropolises, Decided By An Algorithm
How is the U.S. actually split geographically? When we think about where we live, usually our ideas start with…
Plastic Straws Aren’t The Problem
Skipping straws may be hip. But there are much better ways to fight pollution. New York’s top cocktail bars…
How Would Engineers Build The Golden Gate Bridge Today?
Ever since the Golden Gate Bridge opened to traffic on May 27, 1937, it’s been an iconic symbol…
All The Things You’re Doing Wrong When You Travel, According To Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain thinks traveling to Paris just to stand atop the Eiffel Tower is lethal to your soul. And…
The Plague Inspired Da Vinci To Design A City. We Should Steal His Ideas
The bubonic plague spread, in part, because of poor urban planning. Leonardo da Vinci came up with a…
Martin Luther King And The Battles That Outlived Him
50 years on, the three evils MLK talked about -racism, militarism and economic exploitation – still plagues the…
Algorithms Are Making American Inequality Worse
In a new book, political scientist Virginia Eubanks says using computers to decide who gets social services hurts…
The 10 Coolest U.S. Cities to Visit in 2018
Certain cities are on everyone’s wish lists: New York, Austin, Nashville. And they belong on those lists. But…
The World’s Most Powerful Women 2017
Forbes has published its annual list of the world’s 100 most powerful women. German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds…
Stop Saying ‘Smart Cities’
Digital stardust won’t magically make future cities more affordable or resilient. The term “smart city” is interesting yet…
To Boldly Go Toward New Frontiers, We First Need To Learn From Our Colonial Past
How should we understand the idea of the frontier in the contemporary world, with spacecraft sailing beyond the solar…
Top 10 Cities In U.S. To Get Fit And Healthy In 2018
The most popular New Year’s resolution for 2017 was to get healthy, according to data from Twitter. But ubiquitous fast…
When We Harm The Environment, We’re Hurting Our Health
Our planet’s resources find themselves in a precarious situation. The very ideals and strengths that have helped humanity…
Asgardia: The World’s First ‘Space Nation’, Takes Flight
The world’s first “space nation” has taken flight. On November 12, Asgardia cemented its presence in outer space…
The Top 10 U.S. Cities With the Best Public Transit
Finding a home with easy access to public transit is a wonderful thing. In the United States, though,…
In These Small Cities, AI Advances Could Be Costly
A new MIT study finds that larger cities are more resilient to technological unemployment. It’s long been clear…
How Migration Will Reshape Our World
Arguments rage, but what does immigration really mean for jobs, economies and cultures? The evidence suggests we could…
How Cities Can Rebuild The Social Safety Net
In an age of employment uncertainty and a growing income gap, urban America needs to find new ways…
Are Algorithms Ruining Our Lives?
Algorithms can dictate whether you get a mortgage or how much you pay for insurance. But sometimes they’re…
Leading Mayors In America Weigh In On Our Future
Analyzing the “State of the City” speeches from urban leaders across the country gives a sense of the…
The Top 10 Best Cities for Conservatives In The U.S. During Trump
Republicans should feel right at home in each of these conservative cities. Can’t bear the thought of another President…
The Top 10 Best US Cities For Entrepreneurs
You might joke that entrepreneurs tend to live at their businesses. The level of dedication – regardless of…
Head To These Top 10 2017 Easter Getaway This Weekend
Travel the world this Easter season to see how it is celebrated in a different country. From the…
Kids Will Outsmart Us With Design Thinking For Urban Planning
In some schools, “design thinking” has become a buzzword emphasizing critical thinking and problem solving. At a recent…
How To Untangle Zillions Of Virtual Clutter In Travel Options
TransitScreen, a real-time transportation display, is trying to untangle the visual clutter of multimodal mobility. Train, bus, Uber,…
It Is Not What People Believe That Shapes A City…
“…it is how they put those beliefs into action.” Norwich has the highest proportion of residents describing themselves…