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Renegade Bike Lanes: It Always Takes An Activist In San Francisco
After two cyclists were killed in hit-and-runs on the same day, the SFMTrA grabbed traffic cones and took…
2016-09-26
America’s Top 11 Autumn Getaways You Must Not Miss
Autumn is here and winter is not far behind. This transition is often seen as a slow and…
2016-09-23
Singapore Spearheading Driverless Taxis You Can Grab Soon
The city of Singapore has singed a new deal in partnership with automotive supplier Delphi and local startup…
2016-09-23
Memphis’ Greens It Up, From Getting It Wrong To Doing It Right
Shelby Farms Park and the Shelby Farms Greenline demonstrate a civic interest in landscape design not seen in…
2016-09-23
America’s Tallest Skyscrapers: Keeping Cool & Saving Energy
This is the John Hancock Center, one of the iconic building in Chicago and one of the tallest…
2016-09-19
‘Do’ Paper-Making: Rebirth Of A Lost Art Form
In a small rural village 45 kilometers southwest of Hanoi, lies Suoi Co where the ancient art of…
2016-09-19
The 10 Best College Towns In The U.S. Year 2016
While the term “college town” may bring to mind solo cup-littered parties and riotous football games, there’s far more to these…
2016-09-16
How Class And Wealth Affect Our Health
Inequities in wealth and income are one of the biggest social, economic and political challenges of our time.…
2016-09-14
When Silence Is A Good Thing: Giving Praise In Japan
Japan has always conducted itself by its own set of rules that may seem peculiar — shocking even…
2016-09-13
High Tech Forest? In A Hotel? Only In Dubai.
Dubai is to embark on another ambitious project — this time building a 7,000 square meter rainforest in…
2016-09-13
Journey To Another World In The Largest Cave On Earth
This is Hang Son Doong, a 3 million year-old natural wonder located in central Vietnam and is the…
2016-09-13
Flame On! The World’s 11 Best Barbecues You Must Try
Much like music, food is universal — regardless of where we might come from, food is the thing…
2016-09-08
Major Cities Across The World Re-imagined Through A Video Game Universe
We don’t really feature video games here but a recent press release of game studio Eidos-Montreal showcasing their…
2016-09-07
China’s Elevated Bus: Future Concepts Of The Past Made Into Reality Today
Traffic — one of the major consequences of living in the big city. It’s the number one cause…
2016-09-07
While There’s Selfies Everywhere, A Photo Can Change A Life Amazingly
We as human beings have a habit of taking things for granted. Roof over our heads. Food on…
2016-09-06
How An Ancient Clock Tower Survived Italy’s Deadly Earthquake
Of the many devastating pictures to come out of central Italy after last week’s deadly earthquake, the clock…
2016-09-05
World’s Largest Air Purifier vs China’s Smog
Looking at most products being sold in the market today, chances are, you will read the label “Made…
2016-09-01
How Modern Luxury Meets Traditional Sensibilities
Looking at the image above, one would think it came off of a sci-fi movie or a very…
2016-09-01
Just When You Thought You’d Love A Tokyo Subway Ride
The Japanese rail network is known throughout the world for its superiority and punctuality. In the capital city…
2016-08-25
Predicting Our Future As Internet Of Things Come Alive
Physical actions in the real world and data processing in the digital world are fusing as the Internet…
2016-08-25
Dubai Making An American Hyperloop Dream, A Reality
Dubai is hosting an international event on September inviting engineers and scientists from across the globe to participate…
2016-08-19
Your Next Taxi Ride Could Be A Joy Ride In The Sky
Skytran recently launched it’s pilot project in Tel Aviv last year. The company’s ‘sky taxis’ may be the…
2016-08-19
Can Happiness Be Designed?
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) recently announced that it’s government has chosen 60 individuals to serve as “chief…
2016-08-18
Simple: More Women Coder, More Better Code
It is no secret that the tech industry has always consisted of predominantly men. Women just are not…
2016-08-09
Oil Rocks : The Land Of Fire In The Middle Of The Sea
Far out into the Caspian Sea, a hundred kilometers away from the Azerbaijani capital Baku, lies one of…
2016-08-09
The 10 Best Cities For Young Entrepreneurs
We previously looked at the best cities for young millennials in the US. Now lets take a more…
2016-08-06
The First Solar-Powered Town Will Come From Down Under
The push to go green is in full swing. This steadily increasing trend has pushed industries and the…
2016-08-06
Renewing City To Core With Arts School, From Sydney And Beyond
National Art School (NAS) interim director Michael Lynch has committed to defending its continued independence from the University…
2016-08-04
35 Ways To Experience America’s 35 Obnoxiously Rich City Suburbs
We’re gonna take a guess: if you’re checking to see if your town is on this list, you…
2016-08-04
Experiencing Biblical Noah’s Ark, Brought To Kentucky
A creationist group called “Answers in Genesis” who describe themselves as “a fundamentalist Christian apologetics organization” has opened…
2016-08-04
The 11 Best Co-working Spaces In Asia Pacific To Get Work Done
First of all, what is Co-working? Co-working is a style of work that involves a shared working environment,…
2016-08-01
Estonia Estonia Estonia, Digital City Leading In Digital Government
This is Tallinn, capital city of Estonia, a small Baltic country in Northern Europe. A country with a…
2016-07-31
How Our Future Car-Free Cities Will Be Spirit(ual)
You go out of your house. Going to work, off to the store to buy something or simply…
2016-07-31
Mobile Security : Just How Safe Is Our Data
We live in a modern age of technology. Today, almost all of us own some form of smart…
2016-07-26
The Subway System New Yorkers Have Been Waiting For
New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo reveals his plan for a redesign to the city’s subway system to the…
2016-07-25
The Top 10 Best American Cities to Work in Tech in 2016
Want to work in tech but not sure Silicon Valley is the place for you? You’re not alone.…
2016-07-25
This Is How Much You Need To Buy National Parks In the USA
Researchers have assessed the value of places like Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon, and while their answer isn’t…
2016-07-23
Plaza 33 & The Art Of Making Cities For People, Not Cars
“Plaza 33” is back, transforming the eastern half of 33rd Street between Seventh Avenue and Eighth Avenue into a…
2016-07-23
The World’s Top 10 Picnic Spots For Chilling Out
10. National Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C. All summer long, the Jazz in the Sculpture Garden series is music…
2016-07-22
Watchful & Historic Fort, Amazingly In The Middle Of The Sea
The city of Saint Petersburg at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, was…
2016-07-20
How The Tech Geography In The US Is Not Just Silicon Valley
They’re not all based in New York and San Francisco. Most mayors, economic developers, and researchers tend to…
2016-07-18
Our Modern Grid Design For Cities, Not So Modern After All
The ruins of Timgad lies on the slopes of the Aures Massif, about 35 km east of the…
2016-07-14