Visualizing The Biggest Questions In The World, In Stark Black And White
The Luxury Of Protest’s graphic depictions of our society’s worst moments will make you stop and think about what it means to be human.
How Airbnb’s New Neighborhoods Feature Can Revive Local Economies
Instead of just mindlessly wandering the Times Squares of the world’s cities, the house-sharing site is now helping to open up more exciting neighborhoods to interested travelers.
You Can Now Earn Real College Credit From Online Education Provider Coursera
Free courses from 33 top global universities + an online exam from a third party + a small fee = a radically cheap alternative to college education for millions of students.
Vertical Greenhouses Bring Veggies To Urban Singapore
Singapore is almost entirely a city. Sky Greens hopes to help the country overcome its lack of food independence by packing agriculture in towering, rotating farms.
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A Google Analytics For Local Governments
Want to know if you’re fixing potholes well or responding to 911 fast enough? A new piece of software called Compass can track your progress and compare you to neighboring municipalities, bringing some aspects of the smart city to smaller towns.
A Glowing Net Helps Make Fishing More Sustainable
By helping direct smaller fish out of trawlers’ nets, the SafetyNet aims to help save fish by putting an end to by-catch.
The Ruined Stations Of New York’s Subways
The damage done by a few million gallons of Sandy storm surge is way worse than you would imagine.
The People’s Bailout: Occupy Wall Street To Erase $1 Million In Debt—Maybe Even Yours
It might be Occupy’s most radical idea: buy up overdue debt on the secondary market and cancel it, leaving lucky people across the country debt free. It’s so crazy it just might work.
