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Germany's plans for the successful integration of refugees
As one prominent Canadian journalist put it, cities that have experienced a large influx of refugees can be “where the new creative and commercial class will be born, or where the next wave of tension and violence will erupt.” Germany wants to make sure it’s not the latter. In a new Read More...
What to do when you don't feel satisfied after completing goals
The arrival fallacy: The moment where you succeed in reaching a goal, only to realize it wasn’t everything you thought it would be. We live in a goal-oriented society where motivation is driven by the objectives set forth, but what if life doesn’t really look or feel any different? Such a Read More...
Paris is redesigning its major intersections for pedestrians, not cars
Right now, the Place de la Bastille in Paris is basically a traffic island: A huge memorial sits in the middle of a road packed with cars. There's no way to easily cross the street on foot. But that will soon change. The square is one of seven major sites that Paris is redesigning for pedestrians Read More...
Uber for couriers: Australian logistics software promises to minimise traffic and emissions
Software engineer Brad Lorge began his entrepreneurial journey helping charities more effectively coordinate the collection of food from supermarkets and warehouses. Now he’s the co-founder of Premonition, a logistics optimisation firm helping online retailers and shipping companies meet Read More...
Artificial photosynthesis
Daniel Nocera, the rock-star of artificial photosynthesis, and his colleagues at Harvard published a paper in June that shows a viable route to long-term energy storage. The Science article demonstrates how surplus power from solar PV can be converted into liquid fuels. The Read More...
China turns to free markets to tame fossil-fuel pollution
There are at least three good reasons why China is likely to succeed in starting the world’s biggest carbon-trading market when its efforts to limit pollution kick in next year. The government wants to put a cost on emissions of toxic smog to control pollution in industrial cities, starting Read More...
Sharing Kenya’s wilderness with underprivileged city children uplifts, inspires everyone
The children experienced a real safari, in a four-wheel-drive vehicle. They camped for the first time in their lives, and they met wild wild animals in the wilderness. But it was also a first for my team of staff, interns and volunteers who put on an ambitious three-day program – something we Read More...
Global non-hydro renewable electricity up 70% from 2010–2015
A study commissioned by the Financial Times shows that the planet’s 20 largest national economies generated 8% of their electricity from renewable energy — solar, wind, and other green power sources — in 2015, up from 4.6% in 2010. (This does not include hydropower.) There are Read More...
Airbnb has started building its own listings
Since its inception, Airbnb – the website that allows people to rent out their homes for holiday accommodation – has been a contentious issue in cities. It’s a cost-saving convenience for travellers and a money-making opportunity for homeowners, yet a source of ire to scores of traditional Read More...
Massachusetts becomes the first state to tax Uber and Lyft
Several states have been exploring ways to squeeze more money out of the rapidly growing ride-hailing industry, but Massachusetts appears to have just beaten them to the punch. According to Reuters, Republican Governor Charlie Baker signed into law a 20-cent tax per trip on Uber and Lyft rides, Read More...