ICU beds are scarce in low-income areas

New research on ICU beds in hospitals reveals how starkly a person's ZIP code affects access to COVID-19 care.

Lauren Ingeno-Penn • futurity
Aug. 4, 2020 ~8 min

As rich people locked down for COVID-19, the poor moved more

Money is a determining factor in how well people can engage in social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research confirms.

Kat Kerlin-UC Davis • futurity
July 30, 2020 ~4 min


Homes of wealthy Americans spew 25% more emissions

The giant houses of wealthy Americans offset progress toward lower greenhouse gas emissions, report researchers. See the map.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
July 22, 2020 ~9 min

Happy with your neighborhood? It’s ‘all in your head’

"Contrary to what many would think, characteristics of your neighborhood have little to do with how satisfied you are with it."

Caroline Brooks-Michigan State • futurity
June 30, 2020 ~5 min

Happy with your neighborhood? It’s ‘all in your head’

"Contrary to what many would think, characteristics of your neighborhood have little to do with how satisfied you are with it."

Caroline Brooks-Michigan State • futurity
June 30, 2020 ~5 min

Police brutality isn’t about ‘a few bad apples’

A new paper explains how police brutality isn't just a problem of a few individuals. It's much more about how police interact with whole neighborhoods.

Michelle Samuels-Boston U. • futurity
June 3, 2020 ~5 min

The whitest communities most benefit from flood buyouts

The whitest communities in the US most often benefit from the federal flood buyout program. "It is how privilege works in the age of climate change."

Amy McCaig-Rice University • futurity
Feb. 17, 2020 ~3 min

Neighbors’ solar panels can shift climate change beliefs

Adding more solar panels to a neighborhood can increase the number of people living there who believe that human action causes climate change.

Amerigo Allegretto-Pitt • futurity
Jan. 13, 2020 ~4 min


Hispanic neighborhoods may need more CPR training

Survival rates for cardiac arrest in Hispanic neighborhoods suggest a need for CPR training, report researchers.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
Jan. 3, 2020 ~2 min

New stores in ‘food deserts’ don’t change what people eat

Putting a new grocery store in a food desert doesn't really change how people eat or what they buy at the store, an expert explains.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
Dec. 10, 2019 ~3 min

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