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MIT’s David Autor gave the prestigious Richard T. Ely lecture at the annual meeting of

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There’s a creeping sameness in many of our newest urban buildings and streetscapes, says architect

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A security robot targets the homeless, raising questions about whether private companies can expand their

If you see police choking someone to death – such as Eric Garner, the 43-year-old

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As early as the fifth century, the Greek historian Thucydides contrasted the self-control and stoicism

Do you feel lonely? If you do, you are not alone. While you may think

As demand for urban living continues to increase, how do we make our cities better

Ironically, it can happen because managers skip steps in an effort to go faster. State

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Thanksgiving as we know it was deliberately invented in the nineteenth century. When you think of the

A few weeks ago, my parents woke up to find a large, orange swastika daubed

When considering the future of human rights and whether they will be viewed as more,

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Many nations have adopted origin stories in order to link themselves more closely to heroic,

The shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh is believed to be the

World hunger has risen for a third consecutive year, according to the United Nations’ annual

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When we think of slavery, many of us think of historical or so-called “traditional forms”

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One of the 2018 Nobel Prizes in physics went to Donna Strickland, a major accomplishment

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Loneliness is on the rise in the U.S., and no one is immune. Research published

Big business has always seen the benefit in philanthropy. From Rockefeller to Gates, industry magnates

In an interview at Singularity University’s Exponential Medicine in San Diego, Nichol Bradford, co-founder and executive director of

Ugandans are finding creative solutions to the growing challenges of urbanisation. When Martin Agaba realised

Uganda is an eye-opening example of how displaced people can lift up a nation, say

It’s time to ensure that no American has to worry about where they and their

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In her short film Mobilize, Caroline Monnet – a Canadian filmmaker and artist of French and

A new scheme called Greater Change lets homeless people crowdfund for concrete goals using a

Cities are the 21st century’s dominant form of civilization — and they’re where humanity’s struggle for survival

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