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Education
Students Combine STEM and Storytelling to Power Green LEGO City
Thanks to LEGOs, hands-on STEM learning just got a lot more enjoyable.
Education
Can Harvard's New Innovation Lab Crank Out Entrepreneurs?
The lab of fresh ideas and collaboration is set to open this fall.
Education
Developing Better Teachers by Training Them Like Medical School Residents
A new training program is educating teachers the way medical schools educate doctors. Can it help close America's persistent achievement gap?
Education
Studying on the Second Shift: Midnight College Classes
Perfect for night owls and working adults. Boston's Bunker Hill Community College offers classes that start at 11:45 p.m.
Culture
People Are Awesome: These Guys Prompted a Lawsuit to Support College Grants
An incident of racial stereotyping in Boston has actually resulted in tens of thousands of dollars donated to support minorities in higher education.
Education
How Do We Break the Pattern of Poor Teaching for Poor Children?
Teaching that encourages creativity and critical thinking is increasingly reserved for affluent children.
Lifestyle
Food Studies: What I've Learned By Washing Down Organic Food With Diet Coke
Erin and her classmates cook with both farmers' market vegetables and Crisco. What does that have to do with larger questions of poverty and obesity?
Lifestyle
Food Studies: Farmers' Market Ethnography
In which Erin, cupcake baker turned gastronomy student, leaves the safety of the library to conduct on-the-ground food stamp research.
Lifestyle
Food Studies: Meet Erin, Working Toward a Masters in Gastronomy at Boston University
GOOD Food has a new feature: Food Studies. Our first post is from Erin, who is getting her master's in gastronomy.
Culture
Idea: A Gym Membership that Charges You for Not Exercising
Right now, it's very easy to give up on going to the gym. But what if you were penalized for every workout you skipped? That's Gym-Pact.
Lifestyle
Beyond the PR Stunt That Was the "Blacklisted Seafood" Dinner
Overfished Atlantic cod: should you eat it or not? The answer is less straightforward and much more interesting than you might have thought.
Lifestyle
New Drama Gets Global Health Work Wrong
Memo to ABC: Doctors who work abroad in tropical locations do not generally perform surgeries by candlelight.
Education
What's the Most Literate City in America?
Seattle's lost the Most Literate City in America crown. Is the rest of America losing the literacy battle?
Design
Transparency: GOOD's Most Popular Infographics of 2010
A look back at the infographics that drew the most attention, on topics from happiness to Burning Man
Environment
Did Boston Cut a Secret Deal to Close 13 Public Schools?
It looks like Boston cut a secret deal with charter school operators, handing them 13 of the city's traditional public schools. People aren't happy.
News
Transparency: The Most Dangerous Cities for Walking
Cities where pedestrians happily walk to their destinations instead of driving everywhere are our dream, but what if walking means taking your...
Cities
Comparing the Country's Largest Public Transit Systems
Taking public transportation is one of the best way to combat congestion in our cities. But to encourage individuals to take mass transit,...
News
Transparency: Is New Airport Security Causing Flight Delays?
The attempted bombing of Northwest flight 253 on Christmas Day has resulted in increased security procedures at airports around the country....
