Articles by Heather Smith
Heather Smith (on Twitter, @strangerworks) is interested in the various ways that humans try to save the environment: past, present, and future.
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What’s the best way to communicate about climate change? This expert offers some insights
Anthony Leiserowitz of the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication has done groundbreaking research on people's understanding of global warming.
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Turns out San Francisco didn’t need a hipster private bus company
San Francisco's startup bus line goes bankrupt. Maybe $6 tickets, wood-paneled interiors, and swiveling barstools weren't a great idea, after all.
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![A Syrian migrant with a boy, on the Serbian side of the border with Hungary, walks behind a razor wire near Roszke, Hungary August 28, 2015.]()
![A Syrian migrant with a boy, on the Serbian side of the border with Hungary, walks behind a razor wire near Roszke, Hungary August 28, 2015.]()
We better figure out a smarter way to take care of the world’s refugees — before the climate multiplies them
Hungary is building a wall to block refugees from entering the country. Sound familiar?
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Dear architects: Stop trying to make shipping container buildings happen
They're cheap and everywhere. But the big steel boxes aren't as good a fit for human habitation as all those design competitions suggest.
