Aldern: Data on Homelessness

Aldern: Data on Homelessness

Data journalist Clayton Page Aldern (@compatibilism) teamed up with a UW real estate professor on a new book, “Homelessness is a Housing Problem,” in which the pair analyzes the data on homelessness and housing markets across the U.S., showing that housing-market...
Rosen: Measuring Ocean Hypoxia

Rosen: Measuring Ocean Hypoxia

Among the many threats to ocean life — and to the fishermen who make their living from it — is hypoxia, or low oxygen levels. Crabs can suffocate in hypoxic waters, writes Julia Rosen (@1juliarosen) for Hakai Magazine, but a new partnership between crabbers and...
Donovan: Insects as Food, Drugs

Donovan: Insects as Food, Drugs

Despite the obvious potential of insects as human food, animal feed, and fertilizer, writes Robin Donovan (@RobinKD) for Neo.Life, scientists disagree about the future of an industry that seeks to convert them into products that can be safely shelved in grocery...
DeWeerdt: Flood Control on Nooksack

DeWeerdt: Flood Control on Nooksack

Writing for Salish Sea Currents Magazine, Sarah DeWeerdt (@deweerdt_sarah) asks: Can restoring the natural balance of Washington’s Nooksack River also reduce flood risks? Instead of dredging gravel from the riverbed — as some have proposed — many experts say that...