Who Belongs In A City?
Underneath every shiny new megacity, there’s often a story of communities displaced. In this moving, poetic talk, OluTimehin…
2018-09-04
Dumber Humans — That’s Just One Effect Of A More Polluted Future
ANOTHER DOWNSIDE. We knew that air pollution damages our physical health. Turns out, it’s also wreaking havoc on our…
2018-09-03
The 30 Cities Best Placed For Long-Term Success
Combine the rapid rate of technological change with a globalized economy, and it’s evident that our cities are…
2018-09-03
What Would Cities Look Like If They Were Designed By Mothers?
Architecture’s lack of diversity shows in environments created by people who never need step-free access or to take…
2018-09-03
How To Make A New City Feel More Like Home
Sometimes life necessitates moving to a brand-new city; other times it might be entirely your choice. Whatever the…
2018-08-31
Natural Disasters Widen Racial Wealth Gap
Damage that natural disasters cause and the recovery efforts launched in their aftermaths have increased wealth inequality between…
2018-08-31
Preparing Your City For The Electric Vehicle Surge? Ask Oslo.
An automobile revolution is coming our way – only you might have trouble hearing it this time. Oslo’s…
2018-08-31
The Dos And Don’ts Of Outsourcing For Small Businesses
Outsourcing is one of those buzzwords that gets thrown into business-related conversations endlessly for a while before the…
2018-08-30
Lessons From The Past: How An Ancient Desert City Got Its Water
Century-old aerial photos help map an ancient Roman city’s infrastructure. By combining old and new aerial images, archaeologists…
2018-08-30
Everyone Is Talking About AI—But Do They Mean the Same Thing?
In 2017, artificial intelligence attracted $12 billion of VC investment. We are only beginning to discover the usefulness…
2018-08-29
See What Past Generations Thought Today’s Cities Would Look Like
These images depict how people in the past expected Los Angeles and other cities to look in the…
2018-08-29
Technology Every Small Business Owner Should Have
Every business has competitors, which is precisely why it needs to stay relevant, ahead of others, and above…
2018-08-29
Why The “Wrong Side Of The Tracks” Is Usually The East Side Of Cities
What do communities on the social, economic and environmental margins have in common? For one thing, they tend…
2018-08-28
Researchers Seek New Ways To Fight Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Cities
Scientists are studying biofilms—complex bacteria societies—in new ways to discover new tools for fighting antibiotic-resistant infections. Physical forces…
2018-08-27
Torpedoing Africa, And Then Complaining About ‘Migration’
European countries are still shaping the lives of millions of Africans, determining both their present and future. Out…
2018-08-27
What Would It Take To Build A Tower As High As Outer Space?
The human desire to create ever bigger and more impressive structures is insatiable. The pyramids of Ancient Egypt,…
2018-08-27
America’s Best Food Truck Cities
Over the past few years, food trucks have become ubiquitous in the country’s biggest cities, from Boston to San…
2018-08-24
Clean Air Is Now A Status Symbol In The World’s Most Polluted Cities
The Cordis hotel in Shanghai boasts proximity to railways and the airport, a beautiful pool, and double-filtered air.…
2018-08-24
Homeland Security Establishes New Central Hub To Fight Cybercrime
The Department of Homeland Security is stepping up the fight against cybercrime by establishing a new central hub defending industries…
2018-08-24
Plastic Straws Aren’t The Problem
Skipping straws may be hip. But there are much better ways to fight pollution. New York’s top cocktail bars…
2018-08-23
The Electrification Of Transport Could Transform Our Future – If We Are Prepared For It
Electric vehicles (EVs) are set to change everything about how energy is consumed and supplied. As a report…
2018-08-23
How Cybercrime Operates Like A Legitimate Industry
Cybercrime is an underground economy worth millions and millions of dollars. It’s organized, works like a legitimate economy,…
2018-08-23
Neil deGrasse Tyson: We Can Use Hurricanes To Power The Cities Of Tomorrow
Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson is tired of how people deal with hurricanes and wants scientists to look into…
2018-08-23
When The Weather Is Extreme, Is Climate Change To Blame?
Dramatic weather events happened these past few weeks in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere. There were wildfires…
2018-08-22
Soldiers Are Training In Virtual Environments Generated From Real Cities
The U.S. Army can now train soldiers to fight in specific, challenging settings with the touch of a…
2018-08-22
The Case For Building $1,500 Parks
A groundbreaking new study shows that access to “greened” vacant lots reduced feelings of worthlessness and depression, especially…
2018-08-21
Mitigating Road Risks In Growing Cities
As cities grow, the pressure on roads and its many users grows with it. According to the UN,…
2018-08-21
Where Are The Hipsters In Your City? These Crowdsourced Maps Will Show You
Hoodmaps offers a crowd-sourced mapping platform that gives users the ability to walk through a city like a local.…
2018-08-20
The Solution To Poverty Is Opportunity, Not Charity
Treating symptoms is not enough. When we fall ill, our bodies give us symptoms to signal to our brains…
2018-08-20
Learning About Cities By Mapping Their Smells
The English artist Kate McLean is trying to preserve our olfactory memory. Each of us probably has one:…
2018-08-17
Why War Evolved To Be A Man’s Game – And Why That’s Only Now Changing
One pattern characterises every war that’s ever been fought. Frontline fighting in warfare is primarily and often almost…
2018-08-17
Encouraging City Dwellers To Walk More
Many cities today are saddled with high car dependency, wider roads, fewer pedestrian-friendly streets, increased pollution and inevitably,…
2018-08-16
The Enemy Between Us: How Inequality Erodes Our Mental Health
Inequality creates the social and political divisions that isolate us from each other. When people are asked what…
2018-08-16
A City Shaped By Steam
With more than 100 miles of steam piping and nearly 2,000 buildings served, New York’s steam system is…
2018-08-15
The ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Guide To Singapore
Clean, green and safe are the adjectives that have long been associated with Singapore. But nowadays, travelers could just…
2018-08-14
The Good, Bad & Ugly Sides To Rome – The City Can Be Eternally Frustrating, Especially If You Live There
The Italian capital boasts endless architectural, cultural and historical treasures, but its sense of civic inertia and inadequate…
2018-08-14
Why Politics Needs Hope (But No Longer Inspires It)
In the late 2000s and early 2010s, the word ‘hope’ was ubiquitous in Western politics. While its use…
2018-08-14
Why International Trade Is Important For Your Business
There are a number of reasons why you might decide that trading internationally will benefit your company. It…
2018-08-13
A European Network Of Rebel Cities?
In Europe, it is the cities that once again lead the way as places of radical innovation and…
2018-08-13
The Market Will Give Us Cleaner Energy, If We Let It
Market forces are giving Americans cheaper, cleaner energy. We would all be best served to let those forces…
2018-08-13
The Good & The Bad Of Driverless Cars For Cities
The age of driverless cars is rapidly approaching, and no one seems to know what to do about…
2018-08-13
Are Cities The Key Agents Of Integration?
While helping others is a powerful motivation in the early stage of migrants’ and refugees’ arrival, it is…
2018-08-10
How The Marvel Of Electric Light Became A Global Blight To Health
Light pollution is often characterised as a soft issue in environmentalism. This perception needs to change. Light at…
2018-08-10
More Children Are Living In High-Rise Apartments, So Designers Should Keep Them In Mind
Australian cities are changing. Instead of families living in low-density suburban areas, more parents are raising children in…
2018-08-09
The Good, Bad & Ugly Sides To Being A Tourist In New York
A four-season destination, the Big Apple is way more than Manhattan, but let’s start there: Central Park is…
2018-08-08
Collaboration Through Technology: The Key To A Prosperous Society
Unlocking the promise of digital Digital infrastructure has long been considered an engine for economic growth and a…
2018-08-07
The Good, Bad & Ugly Sides To Hong Kong, For Visitors & Residents Alike
Safe streets, efficient transport, restaurants around every corner, the Sevens – there’s lots to like about Hong Kong.…
2018-08-06
Intercultural Cities: “Diversity As An Advantage”
What do Barcelona, Montreal, Hamamatsu, Tanger, Haifa, Ballarat and Mexico City have in common? These cities manage diversity…
2018-08-06