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https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601107/data-mining-reveals-the-four-urban-conditions-that-create-vibrant-city-life/
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MIT Technology Review
Back in 1961, the gradual decline of many city centers in the U.S. began to puzzle urban planners and activists alike. One of them, the urban sociologist Jane Jacobs, began a widespread and detailed investigation of the causes and published her conclusions in The Death and Life of Great American Cities, a controversial book that proposed…
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesrealestatecouncil/2020/03/02/everything-you-need-to-know-about-automated-valuation-models-avms-in-real-estate/
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Forbes
Appraisers, investors and lenders can leverage AVMs to get a more accurate value for their property of interest.
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http://dudeliving.com/mobile-entertainment-system/
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Dude Living
Keecker mobile entrainment system - Imagine a little robot following you around projecting phone calls, movies, internet; learn about keecker
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXkq4E3dZHA
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VisualPolitik EN
In our world, cities are becoming increasingly important. Most of the population lives in them, they generate the bulk of the economic activity and most of t...
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https://phys.org/news/2020-01-street-network-patterns-reveal-worldwide.html
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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/12/new-york-city-shows-future-american-retail/577114/
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The Atlantic
Manhattan’s shuttered storefronts tell a larger American story: Only Amazon-proof businesses can now survive in brick and mortar.
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https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/financial-services/future-of-commercial-real-estate-talent.html
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Deloitte
Explore steps leaders can take to transform talent processes and prepare for the future of commercial real estate.
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http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/04/dynaflash-1000fps-projector/
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Engadget
Projection mapping theoretically adds a Holodeck-like level of immersion to simulations, but current projectors are simply too slow to keep up with fast-moving people. That won't be an issue if University of Tokyo researchers have their way. They've developed DynaFlash, a 1,000 frames per second projector that can keep up with just about any moving object. It can't beam images into thin air, li
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https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/cities-and-their-rising-impacts-biodiversity-global-overview-303253
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McGill
Cities and their rising impacts on biodiversity versity. To gain a clearer picture of the situation, an international group of scientists, including Professor Andrew Gonzalez from McGill’s Biology Department, surveyed over 600 studies on the impacts of urban growth on biodiversity. They published their findings today in Nature Sustainability. “Our understanding of the rising impacts of cities
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBtl1UTHji8
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https://www.seattlepi.com/coronavirus/article/zillow-predicts-suburban-boom-in-real-estate-covid-15281310.php
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Seattle PI
With large tech companies like Amazon and Microsoft extending their work-from-home...
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The School of Life
Very high house prices aren’t an act of God or a fact of nature. They’re the result of all sorts of policy and design mistakes – which we should try to under...
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The rise of streaming platforms such as Netflix has led people to cut cords on pay TV.
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https://www.fastcompany.com/3046685/the-5-billion-battle-for-the-american-dinner-plate
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Fast Company
Investors in startups like Blue Apron, HelloFresh, and Plated are wagering hundreds of millions of dollars on the idea that dinnertime is just too hard to manage. As meal-kit startups spring up like so many mushrooms, <em>Fast Company</em> investigates the boxed-meal phenomenon and how it will change the way we eat.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NzNG9LZohI
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CBS News
Financial expert Ann Berry explains how artificial intelligence is transforming the mortgage industry for lenders and loan applicants.Subscribe to the CBS Ne...
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https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/07/families-slack-asana/593584/
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The Atlantic
Stretched for time, some households are starting to operate more like businesses.
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https://abc11.com/home/robot-lawn-mowers-coming-to-a-yard-near-you/4441217/
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ABC 11
A Triangle company has a robot that will take one of your regular chores off the list. Mowbot of the Triangle offers robotic lawn mowers that mow your entire lawn day or night and rain or shine.
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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/new-york-retail-vacancy/572911/
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The atlantic
New York’s empty storefronts are a dark omen for the future of cities.
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https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news/newsid=38250.php
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Nanowerk
A new ultrathin multilayered material can cool buildings without air conditioning by radiating warmth from inside the buildings into space while also reflecting sunlight to reduce incoming heat.
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Hospital capacity is being increased by providing hospital-level care to some patients at home.
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/danielrunde/2015/02/24/urbanization-development-opportunity/#19f2b4036277
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Forbes
For the first time in history more than half the world’s population resides in cities. The world’s urban population now stands at 3.7 billion people, and this number is expected to double by 2050. The trend towards urbanization is only accelerating and 96 percent of all urbanization by 2030 will [...]
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https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/12/smart-home-devices-data-privacy/578425/
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The Atlantic
As internet-connected devices and appliances accumulate, one academic foresees “the monetization of every move you make.”