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Fish mega-shoals could be world's biggest animal group

The article quotes the project’s leader commenting on the power of new visualization techniques that allowed the researchers to see hundreds of millions of fish forming vast mega-shoals off the coast of Massachusetts:

If we see what’s in the ocean we’ll be more mindful of conserving it.


No One Walks In LA — Except to Trader Joe's

The post: Curbed Los Angeles has “noticed an marked uptick in the number of pedestrians actually out on the streets, clearly identified as Trader Joe’s customers by their grocery bags.”

The first comment: “Trader Joe’s is secretly funded by urban theorists! Make parkind [sic] difficult enough, and people will walk!”

Go see rgreco’s bookmarks tagged walking+losangeles.


How Policy Distributes Wealth in the U.S.

This is the first part in what will probably be a three part series. It’s well-done and can be easily followed by most high-school students, though I’d also recommend Veronica Mars as another way to deliver the same message.