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Human Ingenuity, Manifested
What Is E-Waste And Why It Matters
We live in the technological age governed by devices we have made for ourselves to make our daily…
2017-02-02
Playing The Odds: The Evolution Of The World’s Oldest Game
Gambling is as old as human history itself, embedded in societal culture and is responsible for some of…
2017-02-01
What The Strip Can Teach Us About Urban Planning
Long before America’s current urban revival, the Strip was ditching its streetside car parks for promenades and conceiving…
2017-01-31
Forget The Gym. A City Must Be A Playground For Health.
When Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, arguably the “father of gymnastics” and the inventor of the horizontal and parallel bars,…
2017-01-30
Truths, Lies, Post-Truths, And Statistics. The Deception That Is.
In theory, statistics should help settle arguments. They ought to provide stable reference points that everyone – no…
2017-01-30
The Top 11 Most Educated Countries Of The World
The World Economic Forum, a nonprofit foundation, has ranked the most educated countries in the world as part…
2017-01-26
How Uber Gives Penance To Many Affronts To Cities
But it’s not the highly coveted numbers cities need. How helpful is the company’s new data tool? Uber…
2017-01-19
The Future Of The Cloud And Data Centers Are Found In A Bakery
We live in a data-driven world. From social media to smart cities to the internet of things, we…
2017-01-16
The World’s First Long Distance Telegraph Was Not The Telegraph
Smoke signals and beacons have been used to relay messages over short distances since ancient times, but the…
2017-01-13
U.S. Hyperloops May Succeed Where It Was Not Invented
Across Europe and parts of Asia, travellers can enjoy some of the fastest rail services in the world.…
2017-01-13
A Very Scary Networked Nuclear Weapon Proposition In The U.S.
The future arsenal will be networked, presenting unique security challenges for the U.S. Air Force. Future nuclear missiles…
2017-01-12
Why SEO is Just as Important as Social Media for Game Companies
Most online gaming companies need to rethink their SEO strategy if they are to survive in the competitive…
2017-01-11
New Year Resolution: Entrust Your Money With Banks Committed To Good
Where Hollywood celebrities bank isn’t typically Equity Factor column news. But a recent financial move by actor and…
2017-01-06
Kids Will Outsmart Us With Design Thinking For Urban Planning
In some schools, “design thinking” has become a buzzword emphasizing critical thinking and problem solving. At a recent…
2017-01-06
Six Beautiful Cities We’ll Create 100 Years From Now
Utopia, a book by English statesman, lawyer and clergyman Thomas More (1487-1535), turns 500 years old this month.…
2017-01-04
How To Untangle Zillions Of Virtual Clutter In Travel Options
TransitScreen, a real-time transportation display, is trying to untangle the visual clutter of multimodal mobility. Train, bus, Uber,…
2016-12-27
Smart Cities Is Not Enough, It Needs To Be Smarter Or Else
As a planet, we have some serious climate targets to meet in the coming years. The Paris Agreement,…
2016-12-16
Essential Gear For The Urban Dweller: The Gadgets
Last but certainly not least, we go to the finale of this series and what most people probably…
2016-12-16
8 Amazing Places You Can Visit ‘Mars’ on Earth
From the ends of the Earth to its subterranean depths, lavanauts, desertnauts, cavenauts, and aquanauts simulate life in…
2016-12-14
How Cities Can Evolve Through Architecture
“What we’ve learned about modern cities in China was always from the West. But after 30 years of…
2016-12-14
Why Dark Glass Giants Rule Our Cities
Slick, glassy skyscrapers cast their shadows over the streets and spaces of cities all over the world. These…
2016-12-13
“So Long, Diesel,” Said Four Cities
Four of the world’s biggest cities are to ban diesel cars from their city centres by 2025, in…
2016-12-13
Want To Ride The Expedition Of The New Titanic Replica Ship?
Well at least this one probably won’t sink. China is building a life-size replica of the doomed RMS…
2016-12-09
6 Ways Cities Can Prepare For The Future Of Work
From benefits that don’t come from your job to a basic income, cities need to be the laboratories…
2016-12-08
Why Our Cities Need To Go On A Resource Diet
Cities are the epicentres of human activity. They cover less than 2% of the earth’s land surface but…
2016-12-06
When Dams Destroyed Eden And How We’ll Get It Back
A new $50 million fund will help communities remove “deadbeat dams,” starting in California, Oregon, and Washington. Within…
2016-12-02
The U.S. Has New Mega-Regions And It Challenges Daily Commutes
As economic centers grow in size and importance, determining their boundaries has become more crucial. Where do you…
2016-12-02
How “Urbanpreneur” Play Out In Cities Around The World?
How the internet ushered in a new era for entrepreneurs in the urban ecosystem. For years we’ve heard…
2016-12-01
Why Facebooks, Amazon, And Google Are Losing Digital Talent
IBM and Nike may be great places to work, but they’re fighting a bruising war for digital talent—where…
2016-11-30
Why Amsterdam Is Kicking Out The Bad Gassy Habit
The city plans to wean its homes off domestic natural gas by 2050, starting now. By 2050, Amsterdam…
2016-11-24
Will Nostradamus Keep Being Right For 2017?
We’re already looking into our crystal balls and checking Nostradamus’ books to see what he predicted would happen…
2016-11-24
Fireworks In Space: Japan Developing Artificial Shooting Stars
Our skies are about to get more colorful in the future as Japanase start-up, ALE is set to…
2016-11-07
Which City Do You Think Is More Dense: Paris Or New York City?
It’s not just because they’re old. Which city do you think is more dense: Paris or New York…
2016-11-04
How Will America’s Space Policy Fare Post-Election?
Space has barely registered in this year’s debate about who should be the next president, but experts will…
2016-10-31
Are Wind Farms Messing Up The Electricity Market?
While Australia’s energy market operator continues its investigation into South Australia’s recent state-wide blackout, there are important questions…
2016-10-26
Who Do We Have To Thank For Inventing The Internet?
The Internet — arguably one of the greatest breakthrough of the last century not just from a technological…
2016-10-25
Earth Is Speaking Back To Us With Alphabets!
In July 2012, while working on a story about wildfires, NASA’s science writer and social media manager Adam…
2016-10-18
The Robot Revolution Is Upon Us, Invading… Our Kitchen
Food — Everyone eats it and with a vast selection of different types of dishes at offer, we…
2016-10-17
How Internet of Things Can Make a City Smarter?
IoT (Internet of Things) has become the talk of the technological world, but have you ever thought about…
2016-10-14
Space Trekking: What The Future Holds For Interplanetary Travel
Is interplanetary travel possible? — It has been talked about and dreamt of before by so many in…
2016-10-13
Create To Regenerate : Cities Tap Into Talent For Urban Renewal
The creative industries – ranging from game development to architecture, media, design and the arts – are a…
2016-10-13
Technology For Car Convenience At The Cost Of Pedestrian Casualties
One pedestrian is killed every two days on Australia’s roads, the majority in metropolitan areas. While advances in…
2016-10-03
The Smartest Schools In The World Are Also Beautifully Smart
Design — it is probably the last thing on parents’ list of considerations when choosing which school they…
2016-09-26
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
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
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
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
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
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