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Safety
Bay Area fire highlights region's housing issues
Dec 5, 2016
Thirty-six people have died in a warehouse fire in Oakland. Authorities say the death toll could rise significantly.
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How many people actually attach their cheap Ikea furniture to the wall?
by
Tony Wagner
Jun 29, 2016
Ikea's recall of tens of millions of dressers got us wondering.
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Will Orlando change security where we work and play?
Jun 13, 2016
U.S. private sector security spending is already around $400 billion a year.
The Dispatch, Ep 8: Checking in safe on Facebook
by
Molly Wood
Mar 25, 2016
A look at the advantages and pitfalls of Facebook's 'Safety Check' feature.
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A pothole for bike-sharing programs: helmets
by
Gigi Douban
Sep 4, 2015
Ridership goes down when they are required, research shows.
When sharing is scaring
Aug 20, 2015
After horror stories, debate grows over how to keep users of new services safe.
BP reaches $18.7 billion settlement over 2010 spill
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Scott Tong
Jul 2, 2015
The deal brings the company's total liability to more than $40 billion.
For public good, not for profit.
Debate over sleep holds up new trucking regulations
by
Miles Bryan
May 11, 2015
The industry is fighting a federal rule that prescribes when truckers must sleep.
Danger in the U.S.' booming oil and gas fields
Sep 26, 2014
How many deaths push regulators to act? Coal mining disasters provide one answer.
Designing a better helmet
by
Molly Wood
Oct 10, 2013
At MIT, researchers are hard at work on building the next generation of helmets.