Smart Cities Arrive, One Piece at a Time
Environment

Smart Cities Arrive, One Piece at a Time

The “Smart City” is not so much a concrete plan as it is a nebulous ideal, one that encompasses both environmental sustainability and human happiness in the most efficient way possible.  And while it’s a matter of opinion whether a given city is designed well enough to be called “smart” there’s no question the world … Continue reading

Peter Gabriel Jams With Bonobo; Facebook for Animals Not Far Behind
Technology

Peter Gabriel Jams With Bonobo; Facebook for Animals Not Far Behind

Ever wanted to text-chat with a bottlenose dolphin?  Or collaborate with a bonobo on a chart-topping blues-rock anthem?  I’m not promising it’ll happen, but… something like it might.  A reader and friend passed along this bizarre and intriguing article from NPR: Peter Gabriel’s Interspecies Internet. The “interspecies internet” project is actually led by Neil Gershenfeld, … Continue reading