Nov 01 In Maine, Bath Salts Blamed for Rising Child Neglect State officials in Maine are blaming a sharp rise in the number of children entering state custody on bath salts, a dangerous class of synthetic drugs. An additional 200 children entered the state's foster care system due… Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch Is Sandy a 'Cassandra'? How Cities Should Prepare for Future Natural Disasters Is Sandy a 'Cassandra'? How Cities Should Prepare for Future Natural Disasters… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch Apple and Google Compete to Build, Maintain More Perfect Digital Mapping System Seeing the World in a Different Way Through Digital Maps… Continue watching
Oct 31 Paper Maps vs. Digital Maps EmbedVideo(4855, 482, 304); Hundreds of years ago, map makers mistakenly represented California as an island off the west coast of North America. Today's digital cartographers wouldn't dream of making such a huge mistake, but they're not perfect either. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch New Digital Maps vs. Old Paper Maps Spencer Michels speaks with map collector David Rumsey in his map room about the differences and similarities between old paper maps and new digital maps. Continue watching
Oct 30 The Aftermath of Post-Tropical Storm Sandy By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Hurricane Sandy was downgraded to a post-tropical storm on Monday after it made landfall on the New Jersey coast. But the super storm packed a punch, leaving 8.1 million homes and businesses without power, closing transportation. The damage is currently… Continue reading
Oct 30 Sandy Surges Across Northeast Causing Flooding and Power Outages Update: 2:00 p.m. ET | On Monday, Superstorm Sandy slammed into the eastern seaboard, killing at least 38 people in seven states and producing driving rain and hurricane-force wind gusts that caused massive flooding, fires, seawater surges and… Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch Photographer Puts New Spin on 'Street' Art Using Google Maps Photographer Doug Rickard sees artistic possibility in the images of people captured in the photographic drive-bys that make up Google Street View. He has travelled thousands of virtual miles, looking for potential photographs in Google's maps that have more than… Continue watching
Oct 29 Digital Campaigns May Decide the Election By Hari Sreenivasan I'm a registered independent who lives in a battleground state, but I'm also what's known as an off-the-grid voter, meaning I've lived with a DVR for a decade and fast forward right through those campaign ads. I haven't had a… Continue reading
Oct 29 Hurricane Sandy Hits Mid-Atlantic By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Hurricane Sandy, which is being called a "superstorm", began bearing down on the East Coast of the United States on Monday. Cities in New York, Delware and New Jersey saw flooding before the hurricane made landfall. These photos follow Sandy's… Continue reading