Weekend Read

All Aboard

Just what might a high-speed rail revolution mean for Philly? And do we have the guts to make the dream real?

By Larry Platt
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QSPACES

Queer and trans people have worse health outcomes than the general public. A local couple is trying to change that with a Yelp-like doctors app for LGBTQ Philadelphians

By Emma Copley Eisenberg
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Creating Equitable Places and Good Practices

The Citizen is teaming up with urban design firm Locus Partners for an event about development, justice and helping communities thrive

By Annie McDonough
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All About That Flow

Philly startup Neuroflow could change the way veterans and mental health professionals diagnose post-traumatic stress—something long overdue

By Quinn O'Callaghan

X Games Launches Anti-Bullying Campaign

In this Solution of the Day, extreme sport athletes take on all forms of bullying.

By Natalia Sanchez-Nigolian
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Mimi Ito

The cultural anthropologist, speaking next week as part of a Drexel series on rethinking learning, wants adults to stop bemoaning kids’ use of technology

By Larry Platt
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Olive Devices

A recent Philadelphia University graduate is set to launch a hearing aid that is not only technologically revolutionary—it will also be affordable

By Quinn O'Callaghan

Waste Not, Want Not

The city is set to launch a digital tool to catalog the enormity of trash in Philadelphia, as part of a larger movement to reduce waste. Will it finally fix the litter problem?

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
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An App to Counter Fake News

Newsela, an app aimed at K-12 students, could be leading the revolution in stopping fake news from poisoning our social feeds—and our minds

By Jacob Kind
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Keeper and the Soldier

Jumpbutton Studio is trying to launch into the big leagues with a game about child abuse. Could it be the next multi-million dollar socially conscious app?

By Quinn O'Callaghan