New data reveals how far we haven’t come on an old problem.

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Four TV shows, now acknowledged as the medium’s high point, each cannily predicted the ways in which America would start to crack apart.

For good UX, watch what users do, not what they say. Self-reported claims and speculations about future behavior are unreliable. Users do not know what they want.

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A collaboration with Princeton explores how Governance Cards can help communities explain how they organise, make decisions, and care for their shared spaces.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrest data obtained by the Deportation Data Project shows that the New Orleans ICE office's area of responsibility has the second-highest arrest rate in the ...

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Punk took music back from the labels. Here’s how we take intelligence back from Silicon Valley.

To remain effective, organizations need to master new media and legitimacy markers to make a once-in-a-century shift.