In 2016, police departments serving cities with populations over 25,000 had an average of less than two police officers for every 1,000 residents. Departments are often stretched, and police don’t clear more than 80 percent of non-violent burglaries and motor-vehicle theft due to lack of evidence. That was the problem a team of Atlanta software […]
Globally, average annual temperatures have been rising for decades — according to the EPA, 15 of the 16 warmest years on record have occurred since 2000. What’s more, as heat-trapping greenhouse gases increase in the atmosphere, the agency says that “scientists expect heat waves to become more common, more severe, and longer-lasting.” Though many of […]
Robb Dillon was working in logistics when he began trying to learn to play guitar. Like many pursuing their musical dreams as a beginner — and at more advanced levels — he wanted to use technology to improve, recording his practice songs and watching YouTube videos. But he quickly became frustrated that every time he […]
After a 3-year stint at a merchandising company in their native Latvia, Martins Bratuskins, Reinis Skorovs, and Andris Merkulovs found a glaring issue in the $60 million gaming market: the difficulty of monetization. Their solution manifested in the startup Monetizr, a blockchain-based game reward engine that enhances gamers’ experiences by rewarding them with Monetizr tokens, and helps […]
Rachel McCrickard was a mental health professional for years, working in the early years of her career catering to homeless individuals in Los Angeles. She returned to her hometown of Chattanooga in 2011 to work at a community mental health agency, but she needed to complete the clinical supervision hours required for licensure — 200-500 of them. […]