30 December 2019

Meet Markets ~ How Most of US Link Up ...

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The Economist spotlights the changing Meet Markets , how people in America couple up...
28 December 2019

World Population ~ Demographically Transitioning

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The WEForum and Visual Capitalist share cool world population infographics from Our World in Data by economist Max Roser spotlighting how ...
21 December 2019

Mapping Corruption ~ Transparency to Opacity

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Visual Capitalist's Chart of the Week maps Transparency International 2018 data about corruption perceptions worldwide...
13 December 2019

MIT Global Ventures ~ Emergent Newcos 2019!

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Great to see all 29 final projects in our MIT Global+Development Ventures class this past Fall 2019, a joint-offering between MIT D-Lab, MI...
09 December 2019

Trophic Cascade ~ Discovery & Eco-Regeneration

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PBS Nature shares The Serengeti Rules episode on keystone species in ecosystems and the notion of a "trophic cascade" plus ulti...
08 December 2019

Circular Economies ~ From Trashflow to Cashflow

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I've become increasingly intrigued by the circular economies idea wherein the classic linear material and energy flows going from sourc...
22 November 2019

Aridia ~ Towards Oasis Cities in the Drylands?

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The WEF  writes about Desertification: what is it and why is it one of the greatest threats of our time? "The combined impact of clim...
04 November 2019

Desalination Brine ~ Side Effect or Opportunity?

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The BBC spotlights Concerns over increase in toxic brine from desalination plants ... "Desalination plants around the world are pump...
15 September 2019

Unicorns ~ Mapping Emergent Gigaventures...

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The WEForum spotlights Visual Capitalist's latest Chart of the Week looking at the Unicorn Landscape in 2019 ...
31 August 2019

Sci Fab ~ Envisioneer & Futurecraft ~ Fall 2019

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My MIT Media Lab colleagues Dan Novy, Joe Paradiso and I are (finally) re-offering our Sci Fab class this Fall 2019 starting Monday night S...

Remittance Flows ~ FT Infographic on Pathways

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The FT writes about Remittances: the hidden engine of globalisation ... "The number of people in the world who live outside the coun...
28 August 2019

Global Ventures ~ Inclusive Prosperity ~ Fall 2019

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My MIT Media Lab colleagues Alex (Sandy) Pentland, Ramesh Raskar and I -- together with instructor colleagues Beth Porter, David Shrier, Ind...
27 August 2019

Revolutionary Ventures ~ Bold Ideas ~ Fall 2019

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My MIT Media Lab colleagues Ed Boyden, Joe Jacobson and I are co-hosting the latest version of our Revolutionary Ventures class this Fall 2...
24 August 2019

Unfree Speech ~ Economist on Censorship Rise

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The Economist spotlights the Change in Freedom of Expression ...

GB, UK Explained ~ CGP Grey's Crown Venn...

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CGPGrey explains The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England ... And yes, I did post this same thing six years ...
13 August 2019

Global Forestation ~ Changes over Time...

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BBC Reality Check's Jack Goodman asks Deforestation: What’s wrong with planting new forests?
30 July 2019

Margaret by Moonlight ~ Making Mirrors Display!

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Epic homage to Apollo software engineer Margaret Hamilton !
21 July 2019

Creative Class Growth ~ Mapping Rise of Rest...

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Richard Florida writes in CityLab that Maps Reveal Where the Creative Class Is Growing  in the US... "A growing chorus of economists...
06 July 2019

Ike's Road Trip ~ 1919's American Expedition!

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Today is the centennial of the start of America's "worst but most important" road-trip! Engineering News-Record writes Eisen...

Cognitive Bias Codex ~ Live-Linked Infografic

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The live-linked Cognitive Bias Codex on Wikimedia !