Cities
“Cities have emerged as the source of the biggest challenges the planet has met since humans became social, yet as reservoirs of creativity and ideas, they are also the source of the solution.” — Geoffrey West
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Urban Resilience
February 16, 2010
Merging complex systems science and ecology, resilience scientists have broken new ground on understanding—and preserving—natural ecosystems. Now, as more and more people move into urban hubs, they are bringing this novel science to the city.
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Battling Dengue in Argentina
May 28, 2009
A writer reports from the dengue epidemic in Argentina, where locals are asking hard questions of government and exploring a wide-reaching approach to prevention.
cities, climate, development, medicine, multilateralism, politics, water
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Urban Paradox
February 02, 2009
Why the future of humanity and the long-term sustainability of the planet are inextricably linked to the fate of our cities.
cities, crime, demographics, development, growth, population
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Go West, Young Scientist
December 13, 2007
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The Living City
July 01, 2007
In some ways, cities are like elephants: they get more economical with size. But as scientists apply metabolism to the metropolis, they are uncovering the surprising paradoxes of urban growth.
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Planet Earth: The Blockbuster
May 17, 2007
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Ideas
I Tried Almost Everything Else
John Rinn, snowboarder, skateboarder, and “genomic origamist,” on why we should dumpster-dive in our genomes and the inspiration of a middle-distance runner.
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Ideas
Going, Going, Gone
The second most common element in the universe is increasingly rare on Earth—except, for now, in America.
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Ideas
Earth-like Planets Aren’t Rare
Renowned planetary scientist James Kasting on the odds of finding another Earth-like planet and the power of science fiction.
