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Behind the scenes: Happy map

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By Alvin Chang
2026-02-26 My latest piece is an attempt to “map” more than 100,000 happy moments, from a crowdsourced corpus called HappyDB. Happy Map More than 100,000 happy moments, mapped This project presented some interesting challenges, often at the intersection of content, tech, and design. So I’ll try to articulate those in this post. Also, if you’re not subscribed to Charthead, do it! The idea I’m writing a book about the maps in our head.
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Senior living: Navigating early-onset Alzheimer’s - signs, risk factors, management

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By Alvin Chang
| The Sun (San Bernardino, CA) Verified
By Dr. Alvin Chang, Guest columnist Alzheimer’s disease is often associated with older adults, typically those over 65 years old. But for some, the journey begins much earlier — often in their 50s — when they are still in the prime years of their careers and family lives. This form of Alzheimer’s, known as early-onset Alzheimer’s, is often more difficult to diagnose and manage due to the relatively young age of the individuals affected.
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BoundarEase: Fostering Constructive Community Engagement to Inform More Equitable Student Assignment Policies

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By Alvin Chang, Nabeel Gillani, Cassandra Moe
| arxiv.org
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