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Debating The British Empire’s ‘Legacy’ Is Pointless – This Is Still An Imperial World
As the march towards Brexit rekindles arguments over British nationalism and the strength and merits of the union between

More Than Just Sanctuary, Migrants Need Social Citizenship
In 1975, the English author John Berger wrote about the political implications of immigration, at

What People Get Wrong About Climate Change
When discussing climate change, it’s not about saving the planet. 195 countries just made a

How Is The United States Such A Powerful Superpower & Yet Americans Seem To Be So Stupid?
I mean, seriously, haven’t we all pondered this at one time or another – or

With Smart Cities, Your Every Step Will Be Recorded
Modern cities are brimming with objects that receive, collect and transmit data. This includes mobile phones

What We Can Expect From China’s Economy In 2018
In 2017, we saw the consolidation of China’s power and influence globally, and of Communist

Religious Faith Can Help People To Build Better Cities – Here’s How
Religious faith is deeply ingrained in the way cities look and function. In the past,

Singapore’s Prime Minister : Nobody Wants A Trade War
Trade friction between China and the United States has been brewing for some time. But

The Rise Of The Rest (Of The World)
American cities still have the edge when it comes to high-tech startups and venture capital,

How The World’s First Subway System Was Built
It was the dawn of 1863, and London’s not-yet-opened subway system — the first of

Could Singapore Hold The Secret To Preparing Workers For An Uncertain Future?
It’s called second-skilling: developing your skills for a new job while you’re still working. The

Why Getting Back To The Moon Is So Damn Hard
The $20 million Lunar X Prize was supposed to send startups into space. The cost

Why Silicon Valley Billionaires Are Prepping For The Apocalypse In New Zealand
How an extreme libertarian tract predicting the collapse of liberal democracies – written by Jacob

The Global Housing Crisis
Scarce, unaffordable housing is not a local problem in a few places, but is baked

How The U.S. Needs To Prepare For The Age Of Artificial Intelligence
Government indifference toward AI could let the US lose ground to rival countries. But what

Robot Cities: Three Urban Prototypes For Future Living
Before I started working on real-world robots, I wrote about their fictional and historical ancestors.

It’s Time To Regulate ‘Smart City’ Technology, Too
This isn’t just about Facebook: When Google is building cities and cars are turning into

People Who Live In Diverse Neighbourhoods Are More Helpful – Here’s How We Know
Whether or not diversity is a good thing is still a topic of much debate.

We Need Bigger Cities, But We Also Need Unique Cities
“If you don’t want processed food, why do you want processed cities?” asks architect Vishaan

Singapore Photographer : ‘I’ve lost the city I used to shoot’
Lui Hock Seng, an 81-year-old photographer, is nostalgic for the long-vanished Singapore he used to