Emily Badger
Emily Badger is a staff writer at The Atlantic Cities. Her work has previously appeared in Pacific Standard, GOOD, The Christian Science Monitor, and The New York Times. She lives in the Washington, D.C. area.
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Traffic Pollution May Be Harming Kids in Ways We Never Imagined
Another reason to worry if you live near a highway.
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Maps
A Live Map of the Manic Ways People Edit Wikipedia
The map offers a nifty live survey of people's utterly random interests (or perceived areas of expertise).
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Maps
A Terrifying, Fascinating Timelapse of 30 Years of Human Impact on Earth
A new interactive project from Google, NASA and the US Geological Survey.
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The Demographic Milestone of the 2012 Election
For the first time, blacks voted at a higher rate nationally than whites.
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How Much Do Automated License Plate Readers Know About You?
Civil liberties advocates argue that it may be too much.
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Videos
What Public Transit Data Teaches Us About How People Use a City
What does a city look like when viewed through the movement of its riders?
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Why Do So Many People Think Gun Violence Is Getting Worse?
For the last two decades, the exact opposite has been true.
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Maps
This Cutting-Edge Map Tool Turns Anyone Into a Cartographer
OpenStreetMap debuts a new map editor that will close the gap between grassroots mapping and its giant industry rivals.
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Your Rush-Hour Commute as an Animated Cartoon
A playful take on serious transit data.
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Maps
Where Working Households Are Struggling the Most to Pay Their Rent
More than a quarter of America's working renter households now spend a majority of their income on rent.
