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The debate over how working memory works Scientists present dueling theories in the high-stakes quest to understand how we hold and juggle multiple pieces of information in mind. What Ends Up On the Sidewalk Sidewalks are a last shred of safe public space. No wonder we’re fighting over them. Mother tongue versus father tongue—a new…

The World’s 50 Largest Urban Areas, Visualized In 2009, the number of people living in urban areas surpassed the number of people living in rural areas, and the world is not looking back. The world’s first floating farm making waves in Rotterdam A Dutch property company, Beladon, is launching the world’s first “floating farm” in a city…

The Cities Where You Get the Biggest Bang for Your Buck There may be another metro within a day’s drive where the costs of living are a lot lower and salaries go a lot further. Is is worth moving? How Unpaywall is transforming open science Unpaywall has become indispensable to many academics, and tie-ins with…

Cycling is the urban transport mode associated with the greatest health benefits A study carried out in seven European cities highlights the role of active transport in good mental health and self-perceived health. The world’s most liveable cities in 2018 On a larger scale, global livability has improved for the second year in a row,…

The Rise Of The Urban Rooftop With space at a premium, cities are exploring new ways to make better use of their rooftops. Welcome To The Access Economy (And Why It Matters To Entrepreneurs) But beyond the sharing economy lies the Access Economy—a concept experts acknowledge as the next progressive arena that will make it…

Which Countries Are Best to Start Blockchain Projects? Companies across the globe have explored the potential of blockchain technology in a range of different spheres, including cars, phones, and a multitude of disruptive alternatives in banking, government and as well as shipping. Global cities house-price index Our interactive guide to housing data in the world’s most desirable cities A Brief (But…

World Population Growth Visualized (1950-2100) Today’s data visualization comes to us from Reddit user /r/mythicquale and it shows the population growth of every country using data and projections from the United Nations population division. The fight against Google’s smart city “This is a story about governance, not urban innovation,” Wylie said. “There is nothing innovative about partnering…

How 2,000-year-old roads predict modern-day prosperity Prosperity begets prosperity: On a global level, economists and historians have shown that places that prospered 100, 500, even 1,000 years ago tend to be more economically developed today. Universities, chasing the startup economy, reshape urban real estate According to a Brookings Institution study last year about the relationships between city schools and startups,…

The Global Tourism Backlash Rather than limit tourism, cities must build more inclusive and sustainable places for residents, workers, and visitors alike. Enter an Arizona Design Utopia Redefining Urban Planning Agritopia was designed to be the ideal planned community, nestled among towering date palms and fragrant citrus groves, where agriculture and an urban environment would…

This Is How Globalization Is Affecting Entrepreneurs Forbes reached out to five influential entrepreneurs, and each of them made it clear that they see global life as everyday life. Here’s what they had to say about the challenges and opportunities globalization presents. Megacity 2020: The Pearl River Delta’s Astonishing Growth The sleepy Pearl River Delta…