The 5th most downloaded (paid) iPhone game of 2013 according to Apple’s “Best of” list was game called Plague Inc. The basic premise of the game is to create and spread a pathogen and infect all 7 billion of Earth’s inhabitants before they can produce a cure. The challenge is picking the plague type, method … Continued
How good would Dora be at exploring without “The Map”? How good would any explorer be without maps? Cartography, the study and practice of making maps, is an ever-broadening discipline. Data and Technology are allowing us to create better and more efficient maps. Emily Badger wrote an article on some of the cool, beneficial map concepts people are creating … Continued
Do you remember in algebra class when the logistical function was used to model the population growth of bacteria within a defined carrying capacity? I assume the first day of a Blog Posting 101 course would consist of 90% syllabus talk, and 10% discussing a list of how not to start an article. I never … Continued
Remember back in May 2013 when the Skagit River Bridge collapsed in Mount Vernon, Washington? That happened the day after a good friend of mine drove over that bridge coming back from a trip to Vancouver, B.C. and three months after the 2013 State of the Union address. In that February 12, 2013 speech, President … Continued
What’s with all the cool ideas coming out of Canada recently? The topic in today’s Emily Badger article also originates from the Great White North. The article is titled Bears Need Highway Overpasses, Too and focuses on the necessity for under and overpasses across the Trans-Canada Highway, within the boundaries of the Banff National Park. These … Continued
Emily Leuning returns after spending countless hours watching random World Cup games and wearing USA t-shirts for the entire month of July. She’s back with the story of the City of Hillsboro’s internship program which began this year under the leadership of Michael Brown, city manager. The Next, Next Generation by Emily Leuning, Connect: LinkedIn … Continued
‘Why Is Boston So Racist’ and 50 Other City Stereotypes Revealed by Google Autocomplete is an article Emily Badger co-wrote with Mark Byrnes back in July 2013. In it, they talk about Nate Shivar who made it a project to plug the 50 most populous cities into the Google search bar (Why is ‘X’ so…) … Continued
After reading Emily’s story about How One Man Stole $210,000 in Parking Meter Quarters I became sad thinking about how Phillip Seymour Hoffman died too soon. He was a great actor and playing Bufalo, NY parking meter mechanic, James Bagarozzo would’ve been the role of a lifetime. Obviously they would have to Hollywood-up the story … Continued
How much is your cell phone worth to you a day? I use my iPhone for everything and it is never out of arm’s reach. I charge it at night next to my bed, wake up and listen to the news or music while getting ready for work, soak in an audiobook on my commute, … Continued
Reporting to you live from Westside Medical Center, today’s addition of #30daysofbadger will be on the shorter side. My older sister and her husband welcomed their second child this morning so I’m giving phone blogging a shot. Here’s an article Emily wrote for the Wonkblog that focuses on the correlation of a mother’s relationship status … Continued
