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Longform feature stories by the industry's best writers.
Melanie D.G. Kaplan
Melanie D.G. Kaplan
Contributing Writer
Melanie D.G. Kaplan is a regular contributor to The Washington Post and WebMD and has written for The New York Times, National Geographic Traveler and People. She holds degrees from Syracuse University and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. She is based in Washington, D.C.
Melanie D.G. Kaplan
In addition to working as a journalist, Melanie keeps the dog food fund flush with occasional consulting jobs. In the unusual event that her writing mentions a company or organization for which she has provided editorial services, she will disclose that fact. She will do the same should she cover any companies in which she holds investments.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Christina Hernandez Sherwood
Christina Hernandez Sherwood
Contributing Writer
Christina Hernandez Sherwood has written for the Los Angeles Times, Newsday, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education and Columbia Journalism Review. She holds degrees from the University of Delaware and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. She is based in New Jersey.
Christina Hernandez Sherwood
In the unlikely event that Christina has a professional or financial relationship with a company she writes about, it will be prominently disclosed.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Matthew Malone
Matthew Malone
Contributing Writer
Matthew Malone is the editor-at-large of Aspen Magazine. Formerly, he was a staff reporter at Conde Nast Portfolio. He has written for The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Smartmoney.com, Fortune.com and Forbes.com. He holds degrees from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. He is based in Connecticut.
Matthew Malone
In the unlikely event that Matt has a professional or financial relationship with a company he writes about, it will be prominently disclosed.
He writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Jason Dearen
Jason Dearen
Contributing Writer
Jason Dearen covers the environmental beat for the Associated Press. He is based in San Francisco.
Jason Dearen
In the unlikely event that Jason has a professional or financial relationship with a company he writes about, it will be prominently disclosed.
He writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
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Kick a ball, turn on a light: Can soccer solve one of the globe's intractable problems?
Four Harvard University women created a soccer ball that generates electricity for use in off-grid areas of the world. It is having a powerful impact.
11 | May 6, 2013 3:00am |
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Bypassing traditional shipping methods through travelers' good will
"Crowdshipping" is a new and less expensive way to ship goods through travelers connecting online. But if something goes wrong, who is held responsible?
25 | April 22, 2013 3:00am |
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Fourth Estate 2.0 puts innovation above the fold
Non-profit news organizations develop new ways to tell a story and play watchdog, while tech gurus now share the bylines. Is the future of news already here?
6 | April 8, 2013 3:00am |
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The new metropolis, sponsored by you
Crowdfunding is providing innovative new urban design projects with the capital they need to get started. But can citizens really dictate future city landscapes?
3 | March 26, 2013 3:00am |
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It's a wrap: food packaging design goes high-tech
From software that can take a juice bottle from sketch to virtual store shelf in hours to innovations that make frozen dinners safer and more sustainable, food packaging design is entering a new era.
11 | March 12, 2013 3:00am |
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Can 'charter cities' help abolish global poverty?
Economists envision future urban centers that spur economic investment and growth. So why is it so difficult to build them?
25 | February 26, 2013 3:00am |
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In Copenhagen, daring to innovate on the plate
At the internationally-renowned restaurant Noma in Copenhagen, finding an insect in your food is a reason to dig in, not send it back.
5 | February 12, 2013 1:58am |
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Reading, writing and raisins: how school food innovations are reducing childhood obesity
To stem the tide of childhood obesity, healthy food initiatives are targeting schools -- and finding success.
4 | January 29, 2013 5:58am |
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For business, food waste a ripe opportunity for savings
Minimizing waste along the food chain: it's good for the environment, but even better for the bottom line. The "mega-movement" is just beginning.
11 | January 15, 2013 1:33am |
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Dredging the past to create a better shipping future
The centuries-old technique of dredging sediment to create deeper waterways is having a resurgence. Will it spark an economic boom?
12 | December 4, 2012 2:11am |
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Michelle Rhee: a reformer, reformed
Michelle Rhee sparked lots of emotional fires as chancellor of the Washington, D.C., school system. Now the firebrand is taking her education ideas to a national level.
9 | November 29, 2012 3:00am |
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An unassuming warrior: Chinese environmentalist Ma Jun
Award-winning environmentalist Ma Jun chastens multinational companies and fights pollution in China using the most powerful tool he knows: information.
2 | November 20, 2012 5:10am |
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From relic to revolutionary: streetcars revitalize city transit
More than a half-century after streetcars were abandoned and burned, at least a dozen U.S. cities are working to revive them.
44 | October 9, 2012 6:28am |
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With technology, bringing the ACL tear to its knees
Experts in medicine and engineering are using new technology to learn why ACL tears, a devastating sports injury to the knee, occur -- as well as how to prevent them from happening.
6 | September 25, 2012 2:04am |