Snapshots of City Life: Our Top Reads
We at Common Place over the past year read numerous articles on issues facing our cities and communities. Here are our favorite reads.
The Hedgehog's Array: December 19, 2014
Posted on December 19, 2014
in THR Web Features
Noteworthy reads from the last week.
What is Truth in Ferguson and New York City?
What do we know about the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, and the larger issues to which they point?
Crime, Punishment, and Serial
I don’t care whether or not Adnan Syed is guilty anymore. For me, if he is guilty, the big question is how long he should be in jail.
Why Cities Need More than Big Data
by
Noah J. Toly
Posted on December 15, 2014
in THR Web Features
Image: Traffic vizualization diagram; Wikimedia Commons.
Can Big Data be harnessed for the pursuit of thriving urban communities and, if so, how?
The Arts and Humanities Save Lives!
Posted on December 12, 2014
in Infernal Machine
If saving lives is our metric, the biggest deficit we face is not an "innovation deficit" but a "wisdom deficit."
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