Despite Spanish slowly gaining steam over the last decade, English continues to be the most spoken language in the US, with English only speakers making up a whopping 78% of the population. And although we have several means of collecting and visualizing this information — to include the American Community Survey (ACS) and U.S. Census …
The United States is a multicultural country where different people, regardless of their language, religion, or background, are still welcomed and supported by the majority. And despite an occasional hiccup from time to time, its cities continue to grow and embody a “melting pot mentality” of acceptance and appreciation. And according to a recent report …
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As an American millennial, there’s a common “proclamation” that I hear amongst my same-age brethren — it sounds something like, “Oh yeah, I’m a Catholic” or “Yep, been a Baptist my whole life.” But despite what verbally came out of their mouth in that fantastically unadulterated moment, what most of them are really trying to …
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“Biodiver City” is a proposed project by the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) to create a small chain of biodiverse island habitats off the northwest coast of Malaysia to alleviate overcrowding on the country’s mainland. The Malaysian island of Penang, typically known for its beaches and food, is set to host this new project, where three …
The Native Village of Napakiak has created a Managed Retreat Plan to relocate it’s 344 residents away from riverine erosion. Located along the north bank of the Kuskokwim River in Alaska, the community has been losing land for decades — sometimes having to use trailers and other heavy equipment to pull erosion-threatened buildings and structures …
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New York has a rat map and it’s pretty F’n awesome! Officially known as the Rat Information Portal (or more fittingly, the R.I.P.), the “NYC rat map” lets you visualize the insane amount of rats in New York City. Not only does it show you active “hot spots” across the City, but you’re actually able …
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The death of George Floyd sparked protests and civil unrest across the country on a scale that hasn’t been seen since the 1960’s. And all of us, participants or not, have to sit back and think about the sheer magnitude of it all. Because unlike other racially charged events since Dr. King’s assassination — that …
As of this writing, COVID-19 has killed 296,000 Americans and more than 108,000 are hospitalized. Needless to say, deaths are likely to substantially increase in the coming months. The good news? A vaccine is days away. The bad news? Distribution looks pretty difficult. In the meantime however, there are several tools you can use to …