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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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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In Defense of Difference
October 07, 2008
Scientists offer new insight into what to protect of the world's rapidly vanishing languages, cultures, and species.
cities, demographics, development, ethics, globalization, population
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World
Sad Sacks
As a UK adviser is fired over politically unpalatable advice and an English teacher is suspended over an article about animal sexuality, the fate of facts is on the line.
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Ideas
Sweet Obesity
As obesity rates soar, Americans are consuming more low-calorie artificial sweeteners. But do artificial sweeteners actually help people lose weight?
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Books
Books to Read Now
November releases feature the mysteries of Grigori Perelman, the evolutionary origins of reading, and strategies for containing strains of flu.
