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San Francisco’s Ships Sailing Underneath The Sea
Beneath the streets of San Francisco’s financial district lie the remains of dozens of sailing ships that once…
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…
US Tech Capital San Francisco Really Loves Its Solar Panels, Here’s Proof
Tech capital is first major US city to require all new buildings of 10 storeys or under to…
Why San Francisco Will Make You Crave Veggies
Can “resetting” corner stores change the way people eat? What happens when there is food everywhere, but nothing…
An Insanely Detailed, Hand-Drawn Map Of San Francisco
It took illustrator Jenni Sparks three months to finish this secret-laden cartography. For London’s Jenni Sparks, it can take…
Every City Should Have Something Like San Francisco’s Mass Transit Access Map
It lets you see exactly how much of the city you can reach in a given time window.…
NYC, San Francisco On Different Paths To Pedestrian Safety
New York’s Vision Zero campaign turns one this month. In the year since Mayor Bill de Blasio held…
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.…
The Insanity Of City Street Grids
A new data visualisation reveals exactly how serpentine some cities’ road patterns can be. Stephen Von Worley—whose previous…
Has Remote Work Changed How People Travel In The US?
A new study finds sustained pattern changes — with a lot of regional variation. Peter Dizikes | MIT…
Sora
Creating video from text Sora is an AI model that can create realistic and imaginative scenes from text…
The Non-Sportsperson’s Spectacular Guide to Super Bowl Fandom
The Super Bowl – where the thrill of American football meets the sparkle of pop culture in a…
The Super Bowl Gets The Vegas Treatment, With 1 In 4 American Adults Expected To Gamble On The Big Game
Billions of dollars are being bet on the matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs.…
Samsung Unlocks Intuitive, Personalized and Secure Experiences for Developers at SDC23
Samsung’s annual Developer Conference (SDC) highlighted the latest multi-device experiences and services enabled by cross-platform and a truly…
Samsung Announces Open Innovation Initiative With Leading Universities and Academic Hospitals To Build Digital Health Ecosystem
Samsung is exploring a new approach to health and wellness technologies with the MIT Media Lab, Brigham &…
To Improve EV Batteries, Study Them On The Road
New research shows adding real-world driving data to battery management software and computer models of battery pack performance…
Tighter Banking Regulations Could Reduce Available Credit
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. Proposed regulations for smaller banks…
Oppenheimer: July 28 Panel Discussion Focuses On The Man Behind The Movie
The story behind the summer blockbuster movie Oppenheimer, which opens across the nation on Friday, July 21, began at…
Leave, This “United” “Kingdom”, This “Great” “Britain”
“Not”. “Not”. “Not”. “Not”. The path to solving immigration, for any country if it is indeed a problem,…
London & UK Is The Best For International Students! You Have Been Warned.
Note: An earlier version of this article has been published. This version contains some updates to reflect some…
London & UK Is The Best! You Have Been Warned. Part 1-ish.
London is often hailed as one of the greatest cities in the world. By many measures, the question…
What We Talk About When We Talk About “Payments To Grow Your World”
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. If you are familiar with…
Davos 2023: Key takeaways for cities and local economies
Last week, nearly 3,000 global leaders – including over 350 government leaders and 47 heads of state –…
Eurasia Group publishes “Top Risks” predictions for 2023
As 2023 begins, the people of Ukraine are marking nearly a year of war and conflict in their…
The World’s Most Expensive Cities
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has recently published its Worldwide Cost of Living Index for 2022. In this edition, New…
Top 10 Cities With The Best Public Transport
Hong Kong has been named the world’s top city for public transit, according to a new study by consulting firm…
The Wealthiest Cities in the World in 2022
The USA dominates the world’s Top 20 Cities with the Most Millionaires in 2022, with New York taking the crown…
Which Cities Have the Highest & Lowest Purchasing Power?
According to website Numbeo, salaries go furthest in U.S. cities. Towards the top of the list is East Coast tech hub San…
Where It’s Hardest to Afford a Home
Big cities like Hong Kong or San Francisco are well-known for their expensive real estate markets. But there…
4 Trends That Will Shape The Future Of Higher Education
Measures adopted during the pandemic do not address the root causes of the problems facing higher education. Institutions…
Everything You Need To Be Prepared For A Big Road Trip
Are you planning a big cross-country road trip? Preparing for one can be overwhelming, but there are some…
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 World’s Safest Cities 2021
The Economist Intelligence Unit has published its 2021 Safe Cities Index, ranking 60 major global cities across 76 indicators…
Tokyo Is The World’s Most Expensive City For Construction
Ahead of yet another overbudget Olympic Games, Tokyo was named the world’s most expensive city for construction. The Turner…
America’s Most Bicycle-Friendy Cities
The pandemic has created a cycling boom across much of the world and the U.S. is no exception. When the…
The Balancing Act: What We’ve Learned From One Year Of Working From Home
• Remote working because of the pandemic has fused work and home life like never before. • Personal…
3 Medical Innovations Fueled By COVID-19 That Will Outlast The Pandemic
A number of technologies and tools got a chance to prove themselves for the first time in the…
Eurasia Group Publishes Top Risks For 2021
As we begin 2021, the United States is the most powerful, politically divided, and economically unequal of the…
How A Tiny Country Like Netherlands Feeds The World
Despite its size, the Netherlands is a top agricultural exporter. How’s this possible? The agricultural intensification of the…
Why COVID-19 Won’t Kill Cities
For those of you who live in cities, ask yourself: What it is about your urban lifestyle that…
Where American City-Dwellers Lack Access To Running Water
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has released a report exploring the geography of insecure water access in the United…
5 Great Transportation Methods For The Environment
Every credible environmental scientist agrees now that climate change is taking place. The polar ice caps are melting,…
Where Are The World’s Unicorn Companies?
Where are the world’s billion-dollar startups located? How much are they cumulatively worth, billions? Trillions? In the business…
America’s Most Diverse, Mixed-Income Neighborhoods
]Which U.S. metro areas have the most people living in inclusive and diverse neighbourhoods? About seven million Americans…
The Benefits Of Living In A Small Town
The benefits of a large city or the advantages of a small town? This comparison is often debated…
Remote Work Policies Likely To Propel Post-Pandemic Exodus From Expensive Cities
The COVID-19 pandemic-driven surge in remote work may result in an exodus from expensive cities. One in four…
Here’s How Industries Shape Cities And Economies
As data and mobility erase physical constraints, the shape of cities facilitates innovation and growth. By 2050, 68%…
The World’s Leading Financial Centres
Z/Yen Partners in collaboration with the China Development Institute (CDI) released the 2020 edition of the Global Financial…
COVID-19 Treatment Might Already Exist In Old Drugs – We’re Using Pieces Of The Coronavirus Itself To Find Them
Why don’t we have drugs to treat COVID-19 and how long will it take to develop them? SARS-CoV-2…
Coronavirus: A Pandemic In The Age Of Inequality
Osmel Martinez Azcue felt unwell. Having recently returned home to Florida from China and experiencing flu-like symptoms, he…