Emojis? Maybe not the best way to get Millennials to the Midterm polls; research confirms Ebola will get worse before it gets better; modernizing medical records may be crucial or just a distraction; and a "Harlem Promenade" may bring affordable housing

The secret language of Hong Kong protestors; why government should learn to tweet; the true number of rats in NYC; Greg David on affordable housing; and Archtober (a month celebrating New York's architecture

Why a teen spent 33 months at a Rikers jail (solitary included) without trial; PetitioNYC and de Blasio's City Hall transparency; Women entrepreneurs are getting shortchanged on venture capital; lost and found murals of gentrifying East Harlem

A ProPublica investigation into military service members getting sued; the science on bike-pedestrian safety; the Ashkenazi Jewish genome; and New York in 101 objects

On the eve of the People's Climate March, Brian moderated a panel discussion with top thinkers in climate and social activism in the United States.

The polar ice sheets are melting faster than previously expected; upbeat views on science have an ironic downside; he math to avoid futile MetroCard swipes and other gems with iQuantNY; post 5 PointZ, street art still thrives in New York

Reza Aslan, author of "Zealot" puts "Islamic State" into Islamic context; a virtual Syria through 3D journalism; an archivist brings us the 1946 Brooklyn Digest Magazine; and new research explores the impact of climate change on economic growth.

Environmentalist Bill McKibben on global climate politics; big institutions are divesting from carbon; a new bi-partisan report on climate economics; New York looks to decentralize grid to up renewables; and China's smoggy political landscape

Zephyr Teachout on her campaign to challenge Cuomo in September; new sites to boost democracy online; Syria's crisis of sexual violence against women; the secret to efficiency from a Mumbai delivery service; and totally unreal crime scene photographs

Edward Snowden, Rebecca Mackinnon and Clay Shirkey speak at the Personal Democracy Forum; the "right to be forgotten" (online); and the race for Charlie Rangel's seat is split across racial lines so we ask the scientists, is that a good thing?