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Sunday, June 30, 2019
THE VALUE OF WALKABILITY
https://www.curbed.com/2019/6/24/18715939/real-estate-development-walkable-urbanism
Saturday, June 29, 2019
GOOD GUY WITH A GUN
https://theconversation.com/how-the-good-guy-with-a-gun-became-a-deadly-american-fantasy-117367
VACCINATING AGAINST FAKE NEWS
https://bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/cambridge-scientists-create-a-successful-vaccine-against-fake-news
THE FISCAL CASE FOR WALKABILITY
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/6/26/striding-toward-walkability-5-insights-about-walkable-urban-places
HOW TO ASK FOR HELP
https://www.ted.com/talks/heidi_grant_how_to_ask_for_help_and_get_a_yes?rss=172BB350-0205
ALTERNATIVE HEALTH METRICS
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/06/push-ups-body-weight-bmi/592834/?utm_source=feed
THE RIGHT WAY TO KILL A FISH
https://www.vox.com/videos/2019/6/27/18744387/right-way-kill-fish-ikejime
GERRYMANDERING REFORM TO BE FOUGHT OUT IN THE STATES
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/27/supreme-court-gerrymandering-1385960
BARRIERS TO KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/6/26/18744536/kidney-transplant-requirements-rules-trump-white-house
GOOGLE'S PLAN TO ADD AFFORDABLE HOUSING
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/6/21/hey-google-tell-me-how-to-make-bay-area-housing-more-affordable
LOS ANGELES HOMELESS CRISIS
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/06/ls-growing-homelessness-crisis-isnt-2020-issue/592624/?utm_source=feed
YOU CAN'T JUDGE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY WITHOUT KNOWING TRANSPORTATION COSTS
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/5/1/you-cant-judge-housing-affordability-without-knowing-transportation-costs
TOP REASON FOR CEOS LEAVING IS NOW MISCONDUCT
https://www.npr.org/2019/05/20/725108825/top-reason-for-ceo-departures-among-largest-companies-is-now-misconduct-study-fi?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
HOW AMERICA'S RICHEST TOWNS FIGHT AFFORDABLE HOUSING
https://www.realclearpolicy.com/2019/05/28/how_america039s_richest_towns_fight_affordable_housing_41859.html
THE DECLINE IN CRIME RATE MAY HAVE BEEN DRIVEN BY CELL PHONES
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/05/how-mobile-phones-could-have-changed-the-drug-game/590503/?utm_source=feed
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES
https://randomcriticalanalysis.com/2018/11/19/why-everything-you-know-about-healthcare-is-wrong-in-one-million-charts-a-response-to-noah-smith/
LIFE EXPECTANCY AND DRUGS, CAR ACCIDENTS AND HOMICIDE
https://randomcriticalanalysis.com/2017/05/16/the-explanatory-power-of-drugs-car-accidents-and-homicides-on-us-life-expectancy-gaps/
THE "LAKE EFFECT" SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC PLACES
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/6/11/lake-effect-shows-importance-of-public-places
HOW SHOULD SUBURBS BE DEFINED?
https://www.citylab.com/life/2019/06/suburbs-definition-census-data-way-of-life/591343/?utm_source=feed
IS THE END OF THE SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR?
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/6/20/is-the-end-of-the-single-family-neighborhood-near
COST OF DETAINING ASYLUM SEEKERS
https://boingboing.net/2019/06/24/taxpayers-pay-775-per-child-p.html
HARD LIFE FOR COLLEGE PROFESSORS
https://longreads.com/2019/06/24/how-college-professors-are-fighting-for-their-lives/
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
FIRST RESPONDER SUICIDE
https://www.vox.com/first-person/2019/6/25/18701253/police-suicide-mental-health-emt-firefighters-first-responders
TOO MANY ROADS
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/6/18/what-does-46-feet-of-road-per-person-look-like
TOO MUCH ROADS
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/6/18/what-does-46-feet-of-road-per-person-look-like
Monday, June 24, 2019
Monday, June 17, 2019
CALIFORNIA FLOOD MAPS OUT OF DATE
https://californiawaterblog.com/2019/06/16/flood-mapping-in-california-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/
Sunday, June 16, 2019
METADATA PROBLEMS IN MUSIC ROYALTIES
https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/29/18531476/music-industry-song-royalties-metadata-credit-problems
WHY FAKE NEWS WORKS
https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/04/a-cognitive-scientist-explains-why-humans-are-so-susceptible-to-fake-news-and-misinformation/
SOME SHRINKING CITIES ARE STILL PROSPEROUS
https://www.citylab.com/life/2019/06/shrinking-cities-map-jobs-income-data-economic-inequality/591586/?utm_source=feed
THE WORLD'S LARGEST CO-LIVING BUILDING IS COMING TO SAN JOSE
https://www.citylab.com/life/2019/06/cohousing-san-jose-room-for-rent-starcity-coliving-housing/590731/?utm_source=feed
RURAL RADIO IS IN TROUBLE
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/jun/06/radio-silence-how-the-disappearance-of-rural-stations-takes-americas-soul-with-them
Monday, June 3, 2019
SO YOU WOULD LIKE A NEIGHBORHOOD GROCERY STORE
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/6/3/so-youd-like-a-neighborhood-grocery-store
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