Heat risk isn’t just about the highs: Large daily temperature swings can harm human health – maps show who is affected most

Mapping daily temperature variations across the US revealed stark differences between wealthy and poor neighborhoods, and large differences by race.

Emily Smith-Greenaway, Associate Professor of Sociology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences • conversation
Aug. 7, 2024 • ~8 min

Energy poverty can mean you spend less on luxuries – or put your life at risk

Access to energy is a more immediate concern than affordability in many parts of the world.

Lala Rukh, Doctoral Researcher in Energy, University of Galway • conversation
July 24, 2024 • ~6 min

America faces a power disconnection crisis amid dangerous heat: In 27 states, utilities can shut off electricity for nonpayment even in a heat wave

One in 4 American households is at risk of losing power because of the high cost of energy. Over 30% of those disconnections are in summer, when heat gets dangerous.

David Konisky, Lynton K. Caldwell Professor, Indiana University • conversation
July 17, 2024 • ~9 min

‘It’s a deep emotional ride’ – 12 young people in Philly’s toughest neighborhoods explain how violence disrupts their physical and mental health

A social science researcher followed a dozen teens from different neighborhoods in North, West and Northeast Philadelphia, tracking their family histories and heart rates as they navigated daily life.

Kalen Flynn, Research Scientist, Center for Guaranteed Income Research, University of Pennsylvania • conversation
April 30, 2024 • ~10 min

Living in poorer neighborhoods tied to faster brain aging

Living in poorer neighborhoods is linked to higher risk of dementia and faster brain aging, according to new research.

Duke University • futurity
March 21, 2024 • ~8 min

How meth became an epidemic in America, and what’s happening now that it’s faded from the headlines

An anthropologist who wrote a book exploring meth’s impact on rural communities explains what drove the epidemic and how it’s changed.

Bryan Keogh, Managing Editor • conversation
March 15, 2024 • ~8 min

People stay in disadvantaged neighborhoods for 2 reasons

Many people who live in disadvantaged neighborhoods stay for two reasons: They are stuck for economic reasons, and rooted for social ones.

Amanda Head-Georgia State • futurity
March 14, 2024 • ~5 min

The true cost of food is far higher than what you spend at the checkout counter

A new UN report finds that the true global cost of producing food is $12.7 trillion more than consumers pay at the checkout counter. We pay those uncounted costs in other ways.

Kathleen Merrigan, Executive Director, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University • conversation
Feb. 28, 2024 • ~10 min

1 in 5 households in Canada live in ‘energy poverty’

As many as one in five Canadian households can be considered to be in energy poverty. That may be more than face food insecurity.

Katherine Gombay-McGill • futurity
Feb. 21, 2024 • ~5 min

Fuel poverty: as government support dries up, communities are taking action

Energy bill discounts have failed to meet the scale of the problem, research shows.

Tolu Olarewaju, Economist and Lecturer in Management, Keele University • conversation
Feb. 6, 2024 • ~7 min

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