A New Way of Seeing 200 Years of American Immigration

To depict how waves of immigrants shaped the United States, a team of designers looked to nature as a model.

Inside Shenzhen’s race to outdo Silicon Valley

Shenzhen flooded the world with cheap gadgets. Can it now become what Silicon Valley never did—a global hub of innovation, entrepreneurship, and manufacturing?

The Netflix and chill economy

In 2015 Douglas McWilliams coined the term “ Flat White Economy” for London’s future, envisioning a world where creatives, artisans and hipsters fueled an urban renaissance, but instead it looks increasingly like the city is moving towards a “Netflix and chill economy” where consumers stay home, watch the telly and order in takeaway.

How China Is Dominating Artificial Intelligence

The Boston Consulting Group’s study Mind the (AI) Gap: Leadership Makes the Difference published earlier this month provides insights into China’s emerging global leadership of AI.

A complete guide to the cannabis industry

Over the last two decades, more than 30 US states have legalized marijuana for medical purposes—and 10 of them eventually legalized it for recreational use, too.