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Parks & Public Space Safety & Security
Like many island nations, Kiribati is being threatened by the rising sea level. But it has no plans for sinking down, only one to rise above the ocean. Researchers at Simon Fraser University studied the country’s satellite images from the past decades and found that many islands have been rising …
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The City of Calgary is bringing ten new inclusive playgrounds in various locations this year. This project will be a partnership between the city and the Calgary Parks Foundation and will be coordinated by Joan Macdonald, the capital projects coordinator for city parks. The project is estimated to cost $4.2 …
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This video explores Ginkgo Bioworks, a company based out of Boston, MA, which has created the largest DNA factory in the world and hopes to use cutting edge synthetic biology to solve some of humanity’s biggest problems. The factory has categorized and logged huge amounts of digital code through DNA …
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Neuroscience reveals how a year of social distancing broke our brains
Neuroscience & DNA
Are you feeling uneasy about talking to people again after almost a year-long of social distancing? Neuroscience might be able to explain that. Maintaining social networks is essential for survival in the animal kingdom, and humanity is no exception. We are hardwired to crave social interaction and maintain what is …
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Heart failure is a serious issue, the only current method to alleviate heart failure is through donor transplants. However, demand for hearts exceeds supply here, the heart must be healthy meaning the donor must have died in such a way that didn’t affect their heart. The ideal solution here is …
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Rethinking Homeowner Tax Incentives to Reflect Today’s Housing Challenges
Finance Government Housing
After the Second World War, the United States government wanted to support soldiers returning from the frontlines. It implemented a range of new policies aiming to make homeownership more affordable. The government introduced 15- and 30-year mortgages, mortgage insurance, tax incentives, and additional subsidies. As a result of these policy …
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Mainstreaming socially connected, affordable multi-unit housing across British Columbia
Housing
The organizations, Hey Neighbour Collective and Happy City hosted a virtual workshop to explore how to build affordable multi-unit housing communities. They explored the topic through various lenses such as “cultural, financial and policy-level challenges”. The workshop was attended by “architects, community organizers, developers, funders, housing industry advocates, housing providers, …
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