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How simple street-design interventions are saving kids’ lives in Africa

In cities, sometimes the projects that make the most positive impact are not flashy, starchitect-designed plazas, but human-centered initiatives that respond to real, local needs. A new prize, which just announced its winner, honors such initiatives.

How simple street-design interventions are saving kids’ lives in Africa

How “Super Sand” Could Provide Drinking Water To Millions Of People

Sand is a cheap and easy to find water filter. It’s also not a very good water filter. But a new development–coating sand in graphite–could make it possible for everyone in the world to have easy access to clean water.

How “Super Sand” Could Provide Drinking Water To Millions Of People

$21 Tata Swach: The World’s Cheapest Water Purifier?

Impact

Vaccines could affect how COVID-19 evolves—but that’s no reason to skip your shot

While they wait for the vaccine, millions of Africans can’t easily social distance or wash their hands

Is climate change to blame for extreme weather events? Here’s how we find out

News

Second stimulus checks are going out in California: This calculator shows how much you’ll get

Wendy’s admits its fries were terrible

IRS unemployment refund update: Deposits and paper checks continue ‘through summer.’ What does that mean?

Co.Design

The forgotten history of the world’s first restaurant

‘Yes, we’re ugly, but we’re one-of-a-kind’: How Crocs went from laughingstock to red carpet

Good news: The most popular material on Earth is great for storing CO2

Work Life

3 ways leaders can improve the way they communicate in challenging situations

How to manage toxic emotions that hold you back from changing careers

5 times Ted Lasso reminded us what great leadership looks like