Do We Need More Google Cities?
June 22, 2020
Carlo Ratti— One of the lesser-known casualties of COVID-19 has been a new, large-scale urban development in Toronto, led by Google sibling company Sidewalk Labs. Several years in the making,… READ MORE
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Mass Media and the Global Village
November 17, 2016
It’s University Press Week and the theme this year is communities. As part of the annual blog tour, we’re taking a look at mass media and its effect on communities and… READ MORE
The Dilemma of the Sharing Economy
October 20, 2016
Carlo Ratti and Richard Sennett— In 1899, the American sociologist Thorsten Veblen coined the phrase “conspicuous consumption” in his book The Theory of the Leisure Class. The phrase was double-edged:… READ MORE
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