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A year of disaster relief shows how important cash is in helping to rebuild

More and more, disaster relief agency Direct Relief is finding that just giving cash is an important part of helping communities recover.

A year of disaster relief shows how important cash is in helping to rebuild

How Facebook’s Disaster Maps is helping aid organizations serve people affected by Florence

The social network tracks where people evacuate to after a disaster–and then helps organizations figure out in real time where to bring food and supplies.

How Facebook’s Disaster Maps is helping aid organizations serve people affected by Florence

These maps show the low-income communities that Florence will hit hardest

In places where people already lack resources, it’s much more difficult to recover from a storm. These maps of the neediest places in the hurricane’s path could help.

These maps show the low-income communities that Florence will hit hardest

How Terrorist-Hunting Software Saved Lives During Hurricane Sandy

After the storm, nonprofits working on relief used predictive Palantir software–best known for its use by the CIA and FBI–to coordinate disaster response, rescue, and logistics.

How Terrorist-Hunting Software Saved Lives During Hurricane Sandy

Impact

Receipts are secretly really bad–why are we still using them?

Which cities make it easiest to commute without a car?

This healthcare giant invests millions in affordable housing to keep people healthy

Creativity

Rihanna is suing her dad over their own last name: Fenty

President Trump can’t spell and Burger King is clowning on him for it

Gillette targets toxic masculinity in a new campaign–but still advertises on Fox News

Co.Design

Slack’s new logo ditches the beloved plaid hashtag

This clever lamp uses surgeon’s tech to eliminate annoying shadows

This typeface contains a terrifying warning about climate catastrophe

Work Life

7 reasons why you’re ruining conference calls for everyone else

Why you should select one word to focus on all year

Help! I want to pitch VCs but don’t want anyone stealing my idea