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  • Creating a 'Traffic Jam' Against Sex Trafficking: This Groundbreaking Tech is a Game-Changer

    October 28, 2017 |

    Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN News) |

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    Response Location: United States

    A software helps investigators link crimes in different parts of the country to find patterns that indicate human trafficking. Traffic Jam uses artificial intelligence to comb through reams of public records and data, and even uses facial recognition tools, to find links to larger criminal networks in cases that could have seemed like local prostitution arrests. So far it has helped officials rescue hundreds of victims of human trafficking and could be applied to other crimes as well.

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  • Rumours about Germany: telling refugees about the danger of ignorance

    October 23, 2017 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    Response Location: Germany

    Germany has identified a problem with refugees hearing lies about migrating to Germany, often from traffickers who just want to make money. 'Rumours about Germany' is a website for migrants to get the truth about Germany.

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  • The chatbots taking over government: what jobs can they do?

    October 17, 2017 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: United States, North Charleston, South Carolina

    Chatbots don’t sleep. They can respond to citizen inquiries 24 hours a day. From North Charleston to Singapore, automated conversation platforms are improving the connection between governments and the people they serve by providing an easy channel for information exchange and public consultation.

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  • These simple design tricks can help diminish hate speech online

    October 11, 2017 |

    Quartz |

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    Response Location: United States

    Tech platforms are trying to find a way to battle hate speech while guarding free speech. Various sites have found success by using design elements to de-incentivize incivility, and are promoting more constructive debate in their comments and posts.

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  • Here's What Actually Reduces Gun Violence

    October 02, 2017 |

    Buzzfeed |

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    Response Location: United States

    Among policy proposals to reduce gun violence the most effective are background checks and the use of focused deterrence by law enforcement. The latter is where police meet with community leaders and members of criminal groups to warn of harsh penalties for gun use, while also connecting people with resources to help them move beyond criminal activity. Laws that temporarily remove guns from those who may be suicidal or homicidal also show promise, but there isn't much data on them yet.

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  • The Impossible Burger: Inside the Strange Science of the Fake Meat That 'Bleeds'

    September 20, 2017 |

    Wired |

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    Response Location: United States, Silicon Valley, California

    A genetically engineered fake meat that smells, tastes and has the same texture as a regular beef burger? Sounds impossible, but it's not for the Impossible Burger. Made from ingredients such as wheat and potato protein and coconut, it's the tactic of extracting heme (the ingredient found in the hemoglobin of cows) from leghemoglobin (a the plant alternative) that really helps the Impossible Burger succeed. This success is also a success for the environment by using less land, a quarter of the water and emitting an eighth of the greenhouse gases than is reported for livestock rearing.

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  • Let down and locked up: Why Oklahoma's female incarceration is so high

    September 20, 2017 |

    Reveal |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Oklahoma currently locks up more women than any other state in the country, incarcerating females at more than double the national rate, and harshly deals out ever-longer sentences to prisoners, disproportionately targeting poor women and those of color. Tulsa is the one exception, thanks to a charitably-funded, intensive programs like The Education and Employment Ministry and Women in Recovery, which combine shorter prison terms with rehabilitative treatment and supportive probation, including drug addiction recovery, employment assistance, and life skills classes.

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  • As oceans acidify, shellfish farmers respond

    September 18, 2017 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Puget Sound, Washington

    The oceans are acidifying at an alarming rate due to human-influenced climate change, and the effects are proving detrimental to our food chain and the marine ecosystem - especially shellfish, which are literally crumbling due to the increased levels of carbon dioxide. But shellfish farmers, governments, and scientists are striving to respond with a variety of solutions that vary from the short-term, such as altering methods for growing shellfish for improved harvest, to the bigger picture, seeking ways to decrease CO2 emissions on a global scale.

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  • In flood-prone South Asia, early warning systems buy precious time

    September 05, 2017 |

    The New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN) |

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    Response Location: Nepal

    South Asia is prone to flooding during monsoon season, this can lead to deaths and building damage. SMS warning systems have recently been implemented in order to warn residents when they are in danger, the system has a lot of room to grow but it has proven to be helpful in reducing deaths.

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  • Argentinians Are So Sick of the Media, They're Inventing Their Own

    September 03, 2017 |

    Wired |

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    Response Location: Argentina

    In Argentina, where less than half the country trusts media and most believe mainstream media to be biased, many people are creating their own forms of media. One collective, DTL! Comunicacion Popular, assembles antennas and trains citizen journalists to subvert the country's media monopoly.

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