Seeing Wetiko: On Capitalism, Mind Viruses, and Antidotes for a World in Transition by Alnoor Ladha, Martin Kirk What if we told you that humanity is being driven to the brink of extinction by an illness? That all the poverty, the climate devastation, the perpetual war, and consumption fetishism we see all around us have […]
A.I. and Cities: Platform Design, Algorithmic Reason and Urban Geopolitics
How cities may evolve in relation to computationally-rich algorithmic perception, sensation, cognition and physical automation. In this wide-ranging lecture, professor of Digital Design Benjamin Bratton outlines how cities may evolve in relation to computationally-rich algorithmic perception, sensation, cognition and physical automation. This presentation is a must view for anyone interested in a rich interdisciplinary […]
Future of Cities
The Future of Cities – An interesting approach to videography Organic film making requires you to keep your crew small and your footprint light. You start filming with one idea in mind, but the idea changes each day as elements you could never have anticipated inform the bigger picture. You make adjustments and pursue new […]
Hotter Days Will Drive Global Inequality
Extreme heat, it turns out, is very bad for the economy. Crops fail. People work less, and are less productive when they do work. That’s why an increase in extremely hot days is one of the more worrisome prospects of climate change. To predict just how various countries might suffer or benefit, a team of […]
Industry study: Microgrids to become ‘fundamental building block’
A new study suggests that microgrids – a rarity in today’s power sector – will evolve to become a “fundamental building block” of the 21st-century grid. Used primarily to ensure reliability and access in military and other critical applications, microgrids have emerged in recent years as a niche interest for utilities and communities looking to […]