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Why AI will not lead to a world without work
In 1983, Wassily Leontief, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, concluded that human labour would go the way of the…
Switzerland Remains A Major Research Hub – Almost 140,000 Strong
Switzerland invested around CHF 24.6 billion in research in 2021, making it one of the international leaders in…
Qualcomm Accelerates An Open, XR Developer Ecosystem With Snapdragon Spaces Milestones
Highlights: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. launches new features for Snapdragon Spaces™ XR Developer Platform and strong momentum towards building…
Living In A Sustainable City
Over half of the world’s population has decided to ditch village life in favor of moving to cities and metropolitan…
The Role of the Youth in Socio-Economic Development
Often, we hear that students are our future. College and university experts repeat all the time ‘You have…
The World’s Top Cities Face Stiff Competition, Here’s Why
As concerns about geopolitics, demographics and climate change rise and technological advances redefine established city hierarchies, the attention…
The Debacle Of GDP: How Our Digital Economy Renders The Legacy Metric Of Bounty Obsolete
Despite the attention given by economists and politicians to the GDP as a measure of economic activity —…
Transforming Infrastructure: Frameworks for Bringing the Fourth Industrial Revolution to Infrastructure
The Fourth Industrial Revolution has brought various technological developments which have completely altered the way we live. However,…
Open Science, Leave No One Behind: World Science Day For Peace And Development 2019
November 10 marks the World Science Day for Peace and Development. This annual event, according to the United…
Examining Inequality: A Gates Foundation Report
In the midst of the growth and development in our world, there are those who propel to new…
The World’s Forests Will Collapse If We Don’t Learn To Say ‘No’
An alarming study has shown that the world’s forests are not only disappearing rapidly but that areas of…
The Infantilization Of Western Culture
If you regularly watch TV, you’ve probably seen a cartoon bear pitching you toilet paper, a gecko with…
Top 10 Most Peaceful Countries 2019
Which countries are the most peaceful? The Global Peace Index 2019 is here to answer you. The Global…
How To Stay Ahead In The Business World
In today’s modern society, businesses are constantly evolving due to advancements in technology. It is therefore important to…
Cities Are Growing Insanely Fast: How Can We Prepare
The world is going urban. More than half (55 per cent) of the global population are city dwellers.…
How Single Women Are Driving Gentrification In Hong Kong And Elsewhere
Gentrification is reshaping urban areas all around the world, displacing large segments of the population and making cities…
Why The World Should Be Watching India’s Fast-Growing Cities
The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) predicts that future increases in the world’s urban population will…
How Where You’re Born Influences The Person You Become
As early as the fifth century, the Greek historian Thucydides contrasted the self-control and stoicism of Spartans with…
To Stop Migration, Stop The Abuse Of Africa’s Resources
Europe should tackle migration not by deploying troops, but by curbing economic abuse and destablisation. On January 17,…
Can Education Become Truly Egalitarian Worldwide?
The recent Dakar (Senegal) international summit on education concluded on February 3 with the hope to raise $3.1 billion “over…
How Can We Bridge The Widening Global Inequality Gap?
For the past five years, I have carried Oxfam’s call to tackle global inequality to the rich and…
Flat White Urbanism: There Must Be Better Ways To Foster A Vibrant Street Life
Iconic architectural pieces may attract large numbers of tourists but are not the only things that live in…
Africa: Grow Your Lands, Grow Prosperity
The recovery and acceleration of economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa since about 1995 has been widely recognised. But…
Top 10 Urban Projects Made For People, By Its People
Take a close look at 10 of the Best Urban Projects in the World. I’ve always been fond of…
A Vision Of Transforming Industrial Bareness To Eco-Villages
A landscape architect proposes exurban shipping districts you’d actually want to visit (or live in). Environmentalists have been…
How To Turn Bland Infra To Something Beautifully Good
Infrastructure can be wielded as a means of promoting the common good or as an institutional weapon of…
Why Cities Rise Fast And Falls Faster
Combined challenge of climate change and population growth puts premium on rapid urbanisation ‘in a way that’s not…
Top 10 Countries For Retail Development & Expansion
Global consulting firm A.T. Kearney released its annual Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) and there has been some…
How Colorado Springs Emerged From Recession
In many ways, Colorado Springs and other cities have rebounded. But things aren’t as good as they seem.…
On The Edge Of Existence, The City Of Timbuktu
What is life like in Mali’s ‘city in the middle of nowhere’? Guardian photographer Sean Smith recently spent…
DIY Guide : How To Build A City From Scratch
From Songdo, South Korea to Lavasa, India via Egypt’s unnamed new capital, everywhere you look it seems someone’s…
What Makes A City Attractive?
Is there an “art of making attractive cities”? London-based alternative education group The School of Life (founded by…
A New Life For Dead Malls
Developers have had to to get creative when it comes to salvaging America’s failing shopping centers, turning them…
Neighbourhood-Scale Development Benefits
By taking advantage of increased efficiencies, developing on a precinct or neighbourhood scale creates smarter and more liveable…
Expanding Walkability In African Cities
Africa is the world’s most rapidly urbanising continent. Transit in cities will have to adapt to encourage walkability…
Meanwhile Use, Long Term Benefit
‘Meanwhile use’ is a catch-all title adopted in recent years to describe a diverse range of pop-up cafés,…
China’s Pearl River Delta Overtakes Tokyo As World’s Largest Megacity
Several hundred million more people are expected to move to cities in East Asia over the next 20…
Urbanisation Can Be ‘Force For Good’ With Better Jobs and Cheaper Services
World Bank economist says governments shouldn’t fear rise of cities, but warns ‘slum growth could overwhelm city growth’.…