Articles by Heather Smith
Heather Smith (on Twitter, @strangerworks) is interested in the various ways that humans try to save the environment: past, present, and future.
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Turns out San Francisco didn’t need a hipster private bus company
San Francisco's startup bus line goes bankrupt. Maybe $6 tickets, wood-paneled interiors, and swiveling barstools weren't a great idea, after all.
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![A Syrian migrant with a boy, on the Serbian side of the border with Hungary, walks behind a razor wire near Roszke, Hungary August 28, 2015.]()
![A Syrian migrant with a boy, on the Serbian side of the border with Hungary, walks behind a razor wire near Roszke, Hungary August 28, 2015.]()
We better figure out a smarter way to take care of the world’s refugees — before the climate multiplies them
Hungary is building a wall to block refugees from entering the country. Sound familiar?
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Dear architects: Stop trying to make shipping container buildings happen
They're cheap and everywhere. But the big steel boxes aren't as good a fit for human habitation as all those design competitions suggest.
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Want your energy efficiency program to succeed? Aim it at poor people
A new study traces how California's energy conservation programs play out differently depending on the wealth of the recipients.
