New Orleans is no longer the top murder city, and that achievement is partly thanks to a deep data dive taken by an innovation team that knew nothing about crime or policing.
Chemical engineers in Silicon Valley funded by the Department of Homeland Security say that they're well on their way to developing a device that could sniff out big wads of illicit cash.
This system flashes a warning to cyclists when they're in a truck's blind spot. http://f-st.co/Rc0xGhf
Photo: This system flashes a warning to cyclists when they're in a truck's blind spot. http://f-st.co/Rc0xGhf
Some day this smart garment from Harvard could boost the endurance and strength of everyone from soldiers and firefighters to the elderly and outdoor enthusiasts.
The tool smartly suggests stops along a route--not just at a destination--so you can plan errands or road trips better.
Real scientists--in the form of cartoon avatars--reflecting the overwhelming 97% majority of global warming consensus, for hours and hours and hours..
The MBA is now the most popular master's degree in the U.S., making up one quarter of all such degrees conferred. But a few schools are recognizing that a different course of study might better serve both aspiring business leaders and the world at large: a master's in social work.
Only 54% of Americans blame humans for global warming. In other news, 46% of Americans have heads stuck in the sand.
"Instead of every application trying to collect data on the phone and send it back to servers, a user collects their own data."
Running a massive school meals program that feeds malnourished kids, Manoj Kumar is on a mission to show how entrepreneurs can make real inroads in tackling India's age-old social problems.
These cardboard carriers fold together in seconds, so cyclists can carry groceries. http://f-st.co/TnxoPtY
Photo: These cardboard carriers fold together in seconds, so cyclists can carry groceries. http://f-st.co/TnxoPtY
For people who've never had a credit card, it's difficult to access the financial system. That's why one startup is mining mobile phone payment records to show loan-worthiness.
London's new double-decker buses will charge wirelessly at the end of each route. http://f-st.co/gEq7nkG
Photo: London's new double-decker buses will charge wirelessly at the end of each route. http://f-st.co/gEq7nkG
Made from beautiful reclaimed wood, this new charging device should survive long past the time your current smartphone falls apart.
The Internet of things has promised us unprecedented efficiency and insight from our digital stuff. But there are some things (in the Internet of things) that a person will probably never need. The latest entrant in the latter category comes by way of Kickstarter: A weather forecaster for your fire escape.
"The photographs show intimate moments of their families at ease performing daily rituals, moments that a photographer or photojournalist could not capture due to the intimacy and privacy in the images."
This air purifier has a plant growing inside it. http://f-st.co/2erVfwE
Photo: This air purifier has a plant growing inside it. http://f-st.co/2erVfwE
The Katrina/Sandy timeline marks the coming together of two long-running projects--Land of Opportunity, which has collected thousands of hours of interviews with Katrina survivors in the nine years following the hurricane, and Sandy Storyli...ne, which is collecting similar material from Sandy survivors. "I think there's a real tendency to kind of avoid connecting the dots between large scale disasters or crisis events," says Land of Opportunity director Luisa Dantas. "There's a real tendency to say, 'What happened over there will be different over here.'" See More
The prototype pacemaker that uses the rhythm of your heart to keep your heart in rhythm has already been tested successfully in pigs. The next stop: humans.
This flying car can deliver humanitarian aid to remote locations. http://f-st.co/28OLQpR
Photo: This flying car can deliver humanitarian aid to remote locations. http://f-st.co/28OLQpR
Hybrid cars. Energy-efficient lightbulbs. Fair trade coffee. There are all sorts of products nowadays that promise to solve environmental and social problems. We're in an era of "responsible consumption" where companies sell us goods that do better by the planet and make us feel better about our place on it. But do they make any meaningful difference?
A Skateboard To Bring Back Local Manufacturing In The South Is Made From... Bamboo?

Created by designers in Alabama, the skateboard may even be stronger than traditional models. http://f-st.co/e1SrrfM
When designers working in Greensboro, Alabama decided to help revive local manufacturing, they started with an overlooked resource: stands of roadside bamboo. http://f-st.co/e1SrrfM
Bamboo has grown there since the late 1880s and most people consider it weeds. The team's newest design reinvents the wooden skateboard in woven bamboo. http://f-st.co/e1SrrfM
"You can end up making a pretty high-tech material in a pretty low-tech environment," says Lance Rake, a design professor from the University of Kansas who partnered with MakeLab, a collaborative design group developing social enterprises, to design the skateboard. http://f-st.co/e1SrrfM
In 2012, the team created HERObike, a line of bikes that uses advanced techniques to create a strong bamboo frame. http://f-st.co/e1SrrfM
These Images Show The Tiny Amount Of Metal That Comes From Earth-Destroying Mines

The new series, For What It's Worth, effectively asks the question: Is the destruction of mining worth the meager result? http://f-st.co/6OClYVg
The new series, For What It's Worth, effectively raises the question: Was the social and environmental destruction of mining worth the result? http://f-st.co/6OClYVg
Photographer Dillon Marsh takes wide-angle shots of mines across South Africa and pairs them with CGI mockups of the minerals they produced. http://f-st.co/6OClYVg
He only photographed inactive mines because the access was easier. For each mine, the products are represented as a sphere. http://f-st.co/6OClYVg
Marsh hopes the images help more people question the choices that society makes in mining, and in creating ever-increasing numbers of products from mined components. http://f-st.co/6OClYVg
Europe has long had a single market for many goods and services, but not for energy. Until recently, the price you paid per kilowatt was dictated by national factors, like the wholesale gas contract a utility had agreed to for the winter season. That's changing as Europe moves towards a single power trading system that should help flatten out prices and integrate renewables more easily.
Why use shipping containers? First of all, they are plentiful, McLeod says. There are about 200 million in the world. They're obviously easy to transport. They're sustainable, immune to weather (and climate), and produce tasty food with a low carbon footprint. "Fresh food taste better," McLeod says. "Put the Salad Box in a parking lot, or vacant lot, and start harvesting every week."
These incredible photos from astronauts show the brightest cities on Earth. http://f-st.co/qHEIxlJ
Photo: These incredible photos from astronauts show the brightest cities on Earth. http://f-st.co/qHEIxlJ
Between watching a favorite TV show and mentally checking off a to-do list, many of us are already trying to accomplish five things at once while working out. One student designer from South Korea is taking that a step further with a treadmill that does laundry while in use.
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These headless chicken weathervanes spin when the Internet freaks out. http://f-st.co/LvycB7o
Photo: These headless chicken weathervanes spin when the Internet freaks out. http://f-st.co/LvycB7o
These synthetic landscapes respond to nature in real time to protect us -- and the planet. http://f-st.co/fuHAMpv
Photo: These synthetic landscapes respond to nature in real time to protect us -- and the planet. http://f-st.co/fuHAMpv
It generated boatloads of cash, but did it change how we look at ALS? (Or even how many people know what ALS is?)
Get a status update on your NYC neighborhood in the form of a weekly cartoon. http://f-st.co/xMEaJ3k
Photo: Get a status update on your NYC neighborhood in the form of a weekly cartoon. http://f-st.co/xMEaJ3k
"The lighting unit does not require any infrastructure, and it is a ready-to-use package that can be placed in a discarded plastic bottle."
A technique called motivational interviewing, originally created to help alcoholics stop drinking, could remove our addiction to cars, too.
The town of Drammer, Norway has a parking problem: not enough bike racks to go around. So the city built a "bike hotel."