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What is The Future for Cities?

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WTF for Cities? is a platform to introduce and connect people who are actively and consciously working on the future of cities and to introduce research about the future of cities.

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212I_Jonathan Reichental, CEO of Human Future, professor and advisor

April 17, 2024 23:00 - 45 minutes - 62.6 MB

"Data is becoming the most valuable asset of the 21st century." Are you interested in the future of cities as the future of humanity? What do you think about space exploration as the next evolutionary step? How can we think about the smart city as an outcome? Interview with Dr Jonathan Reichental, CEO of Human Future, professor and advisor. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, smart city, uncontrollable progress, autonomous vehicles, kids books, and many more. Dr. Jon...

211R_Smart Cities for Dummies (book summary)

April 15, 2024 23:00 - 10 minutes - 15.2 MB

Are you interested in smart city implementation? Summary of the book titled Smart Cities for Dummies from 2020 by Jonathan Reichental. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Jonathan Reichental in episode 212 talking about smart city as an outcome. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how to implement smart cities. This book investigates the concept of smart cities and the steps required to establish one. As the most...

212I_Trailer_Jonathan Reichental, CEO of Human Future, professor and advisor

April 14, 2024 04:42 - 1 minute - 1.83 MB

Trailer for episode 212 - interview with Dr Jonathan Reichental, CEO of Human Future, professor and advisor. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, smart city, uncontrollable progress, autonomous vehicles, kids books, and many more. Find out more in the episode. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay

210I_Pearl Ng, the Head of Smart City, Innovation and Improvement at City of Casey

April 10, 2024 23:00 - 46 minutes - 63.9 MB

"We need to be the change we want to see." Are you interested in regenerative economy? What do you think about best practice versus next practice? How can we properly preserve urban cultures? Interview with Pearl Ng, the Head of Smart City, Innovation and Improvement at City of Casey. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, urban collaboration, good intentions, equal opportunities, and many more. Pearl Ng is an experienced consultant committed to drive digital innovation throu...

209R_Regenerative economies: a new approach towards sustainability from (research summary)

April 08, 2024 23:00 - 11 minutes - 15.4 MB

Are you interested in indicators for regenerative economics? Summary of the book chapter titled Regenerative economies: a new approach towards sustainability from 2020 by Yashi Jain, part of No Poverty book, published as part of the Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals book series. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Pearl Ng in episode 210 talking about the different economy types. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would b...

210I_Trailer_Pearl Ng, the Head of Smart City, Innovation and Improvement at City of Casey

April 06, 2024 23:00 - 1 minute - 1.64 MB

Trailer for episode 210 - interview with Pearl Ng, the Head of Smart City, Innovation and Improvement at City of Casey. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, urban collaboration, good intentions, equal opportunities, and many more. Find out more in the ⁠⁠⁠episode⁠⁠⁠. Music by ⁠⁠⁠Lesfm ⁠⁠⁠from ⁠⁠⁠Pixabay⁠⁠⁠

208I_Professor Rudolf Giffinger, urban and regional development expert

April 03, 2024 22:00 - 45 minutes - 62.2 MB

"Smartness is dependent on the performance of the city." Are you interested in resilience as thinking in activities? What do you think about the city as the place of innovation? How can we the sustainability pillars – economic, environmental and social aspects in a concentric way? Interview with Professor Rudolf Giffinger, urban and regional development expert. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, smart cities, resilience, sustainability, thinking in activities, and many mor...

207R_Defining indicator systems for liveable cities (research summary)

April 01, 2024 22:00 - 9 minutes - 13.8 MB

Are you interested in indicators for liveable cities? Summary of the book chapter titled Defining indicator systems for liveable cities from 2023 by Rudolf Giffinger and Hans Kamar, part of The Future of Liveable Cities book, published by Springer Nature. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Professor Rudolf Giffinger in episode 208 talking about smart and liveable cities. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see what i...

208I_Trailer_Professor Rudolf Giffinger, urban and regional development expert

March 30, 2024 22:00 - 1 minute - 1.35 MB

Are you interested in resilience as thinking in activities? What do you think about the city as the place of innovation? How can we the sustainability pillars – economic, environmental and social aspects in a concentric way? Trailer for episode 208 - interview with Professor Rudolf Giffinger, urban and regional development expert. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, smart cities, resilience, sustainability, thinking in activities, and many more. Find out more in the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠e...

206I_Amir Hussain, founder and CEO of Yeme Tech

March 27, 2024 22:00 - 48 minutes - 66.3 MB

"For me the future is what can I change, what can I influence." Are you interested in the future of cities as the notion of what the individual can change? What do you think about integrated approaches? How can we save character but create inclusion? Interview with Amir Hussain, founder and CEO of Yeme Tech. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, the city as a place serving needs, the real estate bubble, integration, and many more. As Founder CEO of Yeme Tech, Amir Hussain ...

205R_Role of urban planning standards in improving lifestyle in a sustainable system (research summary)

March 25, 2024 22:00 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MB

Are you interested in how urban planning can improve lifestyles? Summary of the article titled Role of urban planning standards in improving lifestyle in a sustainable system from 2023 by Abdullah Addas, published in the Sustainability journal. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Amir Hussain in episode 206 talking about improving the urban experience through social approaches. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see ...

206I_Trailer_Amir Hussain, founder and CEO of Yeme Tech

March 23, 2024 22:00 - 1 minute - 1.49 MB

Trailer for episode 206 - interview with Amir Hussain, founder and CEO of Yeme Tech. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, the city as a place serving needs, the real estate bubble, integration, and many more. Find out more in the episode. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay

204I_Josh Dry, Director of Business Development at Cogo

March 20, 2024 22:00 - 40 minutes - 55.9 MB

Smartness is "making decisions with a range of credible information with as little bias as possible for the benefit of people and the future in mind." Are you interested in carbon management solutions for individuals and small businesses ? What do you think about carbon elephant? How can we change the system we reside in? Interview Josh Dry, Director of Business Development at Cogo. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, resilience, responsible land and property management, b...

203R_Too risky – The role of finance as a driver of sustainability transitions (research summary)

March 18, 2024 22:00 - 10 minutes - 15.1 MB

Are you interested in the role of finance for sustainability? Our summary today works with the article titled Too risky – The role of finance as a driver of sustainability transitions from 2022 by Björn Nykvist and Aaron Matlais, published in the Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions journal. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Josh Dry in episode 204 talking about efforts to transform the financial sector. Since we are investigating the future of cities, ...

204I_Trailer_Josh Dry, Director of Business Development at Cogo

March 16, 2024 22:00 - 1 minute - 1.78 MB

Are you interested in carbon management solutions for individuals and small businesses ? What do you think about carbon elephant? How can we change the system we reside in? Trailer for the episode 204 - interview Josh Dry, Director of Business Development at Cogo. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, resilience, responsible land and property management, bank involvement in sustainability, and many more. Find out more in the ⁠⁠⁠⁠episode⁠⁠⁠⁠. Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Lesfm ⁠⁠⁠⁠from ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

202I_Sam Ringwaldt, CEO and co-founder of Conry Tech

March 13, 2024 22:00 - 32 minutes - 45 MB

"I don't think we can keep balancing things out, we have to try actually being better." Are you interested in how the HVAC industry is contributing to climate change? What do you think about carbon offsetting? How can we create the right balanced circular economy? Interview with Sam Ringwaldt, the CEO and co-founder of Conry Tech. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, public transport as technology, the shifting collective mind, localised living, and many more. Sam Rin...

201R_Wreaking HVAC on our planet – A Conry Tech report on the impact of comfort on our planet and the scale of the problem (research summary)

March 11, 2024 22:00 - 9 minutes - 13.6 MB

Are you interested in how our comfort contributes to climate change? Summary of the white paper titled Wreaking HVAC on our planet – A Conry Tech report on the impact of comfort on our planet and the scale of the problem by Sam Ringwaldt, published on the Conry Tech website. This is a great preparation to our next panel conversation with Sam Ringwaldt in episode 202 about the opportunities in air conditioning. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be inter...

202I_Trailer_Sam Ringwaldt, CEO and co-founder of Conry Tech

March 09, 2024 22:00 - 2 minutes - 1.98 MB

Are you interested in how the HVAC industry is contributing to climate change? What do you think about carbon setting? How can we create the right balanced circular economy? Trailer for episode 202 - interview with Sam Ringwaldt, the CEO and co-founder of Conry Tech. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, public transport as technology, the shifting collective mind, localised living, and many more. Find out more in the ⁠interview⁠! Music by ⁠Lesfm ⁠from ⁠Pixabay

200P_NeurodiverCity - An 'eye-opening conversation' on bathrooms with Dr Kirsten Day and Lucas Gil Nadolskis

March 06, 2024 22:00 - 1 hour - 96.7 MB

"A city designed for people on the extreme becomes a better place for everybody" Are you interested in neurodiversity? What do you think about your experiences in the city? How can we improve urban experiences? Panel discussion with Dr Kirsten Day and Lucas Gil Nadolskis about their understanding of neurodiversity in cities, visual and other experiences, bathrooms and smells, and many more. Dr. Kirsten Day is a lecturer in Architecture at the University of Melbourne, specializing in Arc...

199R_Urban sensory map: How do tourists “sense” a destination spatially? (research summary)

March 04, 2024 22:00 - 11 minutes - 15.6 MB

Are you interested in multisensory urban experiences? Summary of the article titled Urban sensory map: How do tourists “sense” a destination spatially? from 2023 by Huahua Li, Mimi Li, Huixia Zou, Yi Zhang, and Jinjing Cao, published in the Tourism Management journal. This is a great preparation to our next panel discussion with Dr Kirsten Day and Lucas Nadolskis in episode 200 talking about experiencing the city not just through the visual cortex. Since we are investigating the future ...

200P_Trailer_NeurodiverCity - An 'eye-opening' conversation on bathrooms with Dr Kirsten Day and Lucas Gil Nadolskis

March 02, 2024 22:09 - 2 minutes - 2.62 MB

Are you interested in neurodiversity? What do you think about your experiences in the city? How can we improve urban experiences? Trailer for episode 200 - panel discussion with Dr Kirsten Day and Lucas Gil Nadolskis about their understanding of neurodiversity in cities, visual and other experiences, bathrooms and smells, and many more. Find out more in the ⁠interview⁠! Music by ⁠Lesfm ⁠from ⁠Pixabay

198I_Natalia Radywyl, the Head of Research and Capability at Today

February 28, 2024 22:00 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MB

"Working in social service delivering, you become very aware of the peopleness of these systems." Are you interested in solving challenges through service design? What do you think about local storytelling and knowledge? How can we be more involved in governance? Interview with Talia Radywyl, the Head of Research and Capability at Today. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, service design, governance made up of people, design as creative problem solving, and many more. ...

197R_Problem-solving design-platform model based on the methodological distinctiveness of service design (research summary)

February 26, 2024 22:00 - 10 minutes - 14.7 MB

Are you interested in service design as creative problem solving? Summary of the article titled Problem-solving design-platform model based on the methodological distinctiveness of service design from 2019 by Youngok Jeon, published in the Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Talia Radywyl in episode 198 talking about service design processes. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it ...

198I_Trailer_Natalia Radywyl, the Head of Research and Capability at Today

February 24, 2024 22:00 - 1 minute - 1.71 MB

Are you interested in solving challenges through service design? What do you think about local storytelling and knowledge? How can we be more involved in governance? Trailer for the episode 198 - interview with Talia Radywyl, the Head of Research and Capability at Today. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, service design, governance made up of people, design as creative problem solving, and many more. Find out more in the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lesfm ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fr...

196I_Alan Pears, one of Australia’s leading energy efficiency expert

February 21, 2024 22:00 - 57 minutes - 79.7 MB

"Energy efficiency reframes reality." Are you interested in the 2nd and 3rd rate consequences of better energy management? What do you think about scope 1-2-3 emissions? How can we spread information better? Interview with Alan Pears, one of Australia’s leading energy efficiency expert. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, regreening of cities, urban viability, NABER, and many more. Alan Pears is one of Australia’s leading energy efficiency experts. He has worked in t...

195R_How can urban regeneration reduce carbon emissions? A bibliometric review (research summary)

February 19, 2024 22:00 - 10 minutes - 15.2 MB

Are you interested in decreasing urban emissions? Summary of the article titled How can urban regeneration reduce carbon emissions? A bibliometric review from 2023 by Yan Liu, Meiyue Sang, Xiangrui Xu, Liyin Shen, and Haijun Bao, published in the Land journal. This is a great preparation to our next interviewee, Alan Pears in episode 196 talking about urban emissions and regeneration. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how urban re...

196I_Trailer_Alan Pears, one of Australia’s leading energy efficiency expert

February 18, 2024 22:00 - 1 minute - 1.5 MB

Trailer for episode 196 - interview with Alan Pears, one of Australia’s leading energy efficiency expert. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, regreening of cities, urban viability, NABER, and many more. Find out more in the interview! Music by Lesfm from Pixabay

194I_Oliver Stoltz, a strategic transport planner

February 14, 2024 22:00 - 44 minutes - 61.5 MB

"People are rattling the cages." Are you interested in improving transportation systems? What do you think about urban retrofitting for better urban mobility? How can we judge urban transformation that requires behaviour change? Interview with Oliver Stoltz, a strategic transport planner. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, false positives and real positives, urban mobility services, benefits of big events for the infrastructure, and many more. Oliver is a strategic ...

193R_Transforming our cities: Best practices towards clean air and active transportation (research summary)

February 12, 2024 22:00 - 11 minutes - 16 MB

Are you interested in how to enhance urban air quality and active transportation? Summary of the article titled Transforming our cities: Best practices towards clean air and active transportation from 2019 by Andrew Glazener and Haneen Khreis, published in the Current Environmental Health Reports journal. This is a great preparation for our next interviewee, Oliver Stoltz in episode 194 talking about urban mobility changes. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it...

194I_Trailer_Oliver Stoltz, a strategic transport planner

February 10, 2024 22:00 - 1 minute - 1.7 MB

Trailer for episode 194 - interview with Oliver Stoltz, a strategic transport planner. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, false positives and real positives, urban mobility services, benefits of big events for the infrastructure, and many more. Find out more in the interview! Music by Lesfm from Pixabay

192I_Alison Scotland, Executive Director at the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council

February 07, 2024 22:00 - 46 minutes - 64.5 MB

"If you don't know where you are heading, you can end up in a completely different place." Are you interested in policy-making for sustainability? What do you think about the UN Sustainable Development Goals? How can we break the siloes for systems to talk to each other? Interview with Alison Scotland, Executive Director at Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, advising policy-making, optimism as a choice, getting rid of polic...

191R_Decision-making approach to urban energy retrofit – A comprehensive review (research summary)

February 05, 2024 22:00 - 8 minutes - 12.6 MB

Are you interested in what is needed for decision-making regarding urban energy retrofit? Summary of the article titled Decision-making approach to urban energy retrofit – A comprehensive review from 2023 by Lei Shu and Dong Zhao, published in the Buildings journal. This is a great preparation for our next interviewee, Alison Scotland in episode 192 talking about policy-making for better urban futures, like energy retrofit. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it ...

192I_Trailer_Alison Scotland, Executive Director at the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council

February 03, 2024 22:00 - 1 minute - 1.74 MB

Are you interested in policy-making for sustainability? What do you think about the UN Sustainable Development Goals? How can we break the siloes for systems to talk to each other? Trailer for episode 192 - interview with Alison Scotland, Executive Director at Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council. We talk about her vision for the future of cities, advising policy-making, optimism as a choice, getting rid of policies, the time being right to change, and many more. Find out more ...

190I_Adrian McGregor, the founder and Chief Design Officer at McGregor Coxall

January 31, 2024 22:00 - 40 minutes - 55.8 MB

"We can ride this wave of decarbonisation to reach prosperity." Are you interested in biourbanism? What do you think about Earth as a spaceship? How can we learn systems thinking for a more holistic approach? Interview with Adrian McGregor, the founder and Chief Design Officer at McGregor Coxall. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, biourbanism, prosperity, adaptability, climate forecasting with digital twins, and many more. Adrian McGregor is Founder and Chief Design Offi...

189R_Biourbanism: Cities as nature – a resilience model for anthromes (book summary)

January 29, 2024 22:00 - 8 minutes - 11.9 MB

Are you interested in understanding cities are nature? Summary of the book titled Biourbanism: Cities as nature – a resilience model for anthromes from 2022 by Adrian McGregor, published by Biourbanism Publishing. This is a great preparation for our next interviewee, Adrian McGregor, talking about biourbanism in episode 190. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how cities can be translated as part of nature. This book gives a new pat...

190I_Trailer_Adrian McGregor, the founder and Chief Design Officer at McGregor Coxall

January 27, 2024 22:00 - 1 minute - 1.63 MB

Trailer for episode 190 - interview with Adrian McGregor, the founder and Chief Design Officer at McGregor Coxall. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, biourbanism, prosperity, adaptability, climate forecasting with digital twins, and many more. Find out more in the ⁠episode⁠. Music by ⁠Lesfm ⁠from ⁠Pixabay⁠

188I_Rod Matthews, the Co-Founder and CEO of Brevian Energy

January 24, 2024 22:00 - 26 minutes - 36.6 MB

Are you interested in microgrids? What do you think about decentralising cities and their services? How can we use our brainpower for the better urban future? Interview with Rod Matthews, the Co-Founder and CEO of Brevian Energy. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, microgrids, resource management, efficiency, urban experiments and many more. Rod Matthews is an experienced business technology consultant and Micro Grid Solution Provider with a background in aligning energy a...

187R_Microgrid communities: disclosing the path to future system-active communities (research summary)

January 22, 2024 22:00 - 10 minutes - 14.3 MB

Are you interested in the sustainability of future energy systems? Summary of the article titled Microgrid communities: disclosing the path to future system-active communities from 2022 by Martin Warneryd and Kersti Karltorp, published in the Sustainable Futures journal. This is a great preparation for our next interviewee, Rod Matthews in episode 188 talking about community microgrids. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how the co...

188I_Trailer_Rod Matthews, co-founder and CEO of Brevian Energy

January 18, 2024 22:00 - 1 minute - 1.34 MB

Trailer for episode 188 - interview with Rod Matthews, the Co-Founder and CEO of Brevian Energy. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, microgrids, resource management, efficiency, urban experiments and many more. Find out more in the interview! Music by Lesfm from Pixabay

186I_Tom Bosschaert, the founder and director of Except Integrated Sustainability

January 17, 2024 22:00 - 57 minutes - 79.3 MB

"Make things that both work for today while they can become the bricks in the foundation of how we operate our cities of tomorrow." Are you interested in sustainability as resilience, harmony, and wellbeing? What do you think about integrated sustainability? How can we learn from the past for a better future? Interview with Tom Bosschaert, the founder and director of Except Integrated Sustainability. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, stages of grief in sustainability, Orc...

185R_Systems thinking as a paradigm shift for sustainability transformation (research summary)

January 15, 2024 22:00 - 10 minutes - 14.3 MB

Are you interested in a paradigm shift for sustainability transformation? Our summary today works with the article titled Systems thinking as a paradigm shift for sustainability transformation from 2022 by N. Voulvoulis, T. Giakoumis, C. Hunt, V. Kioupi, N. Petrou, I. Souliotis, C. Vaghela, WIH binti Wan Rosely, published in the Global Environmental Change journal. This is a great preparation for our next interviewee, Tom Bosschaert in episode 186 talking about integrated sustainability ...

186I_Trailer_Tom Bosschaert, the founder and director of Except Integrated Sustainability

January 13, 2024 22:00 - 1 minute - 1.34 MB

Trailer for episode 186 - interview with Tom Bosschaert, the founder and director of Except Integrated Sustainability. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, stages of grief in sustainability, Orchid City, the City of Hope, and many more. Find out more in the episode. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay

184I_Alby Bocanegra, the Chief Future Officer and Founder at The Urban Futurist Inc.

January 10, 2024 22:00 - 40 minutes - 55.4 MB

"24-hour city embracing density and buzzing always" Are you interested in the 24-hour city? What do you think about technology helping us being creative? How can we learn better from history? Interview with Alby Bocanegra, the Chief Future Officer and Founder at The Urban Futurist Inc. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, collaboration, AI and smartness, human connections, and many more. Alby Bocanegra currently serves as Chief Future Officer and Founder at The Urban Futuri...

183R_24-hour cities network: Policy and strategy recommendations (research summary)

January 08, 2024 22:00 - 9 minutes - 13.9 MB

Are you interested in the 24-hour city? Summary of the policy paper titled 24-hour cities network: Policy and strategy recommendations from 2023 by Andreina Seijas. This is a great preparation for our next interviewee, Alby Bocanegra in episode 184 talking the 24-hour city and its advantages. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see whether we are missing out without a night-time city. This article emphasizes the significance of nighttim...

184I_Trailer_Alby Bocanegra, the Chief Future Officer and Founder at The Urban Futurist Inc.

January 05, 2024 03:37 - 1 minute - 1.16 MB

Trailer for episode 184 - interview with Alby Bocanegra, the Chief Future Officer and Founder at The Urban Futurist Inc. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, collaboration, AI and smartness, human connections, and many more. Find out more in the episode! Music by ⁠⁠Lesfm ⁠⁠from ⁠⁠Pixabay

182I_Ted Baillieu, former Premier of Victoria and architect

January 03, 2024 22:00 - 53 minutes - 74.2 MB

"We have the most expensive construction industry but not the best quality." Are you interested in urban retrofitting? What do you think about the materials used in the built environment? How can we provide better urban services? Interview Ted Baillieu, the former Premier of Victoria and architect. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, affordability, cities with split personalities, getting families back in cities, regreening cities, and many more. Ted Baillieu is an a...

181R_Built environment prototyping for design-value (research summary)

January 01, 2024 22:00 - 8 minutes - 12.3 MB

Are you interested in how to make prototypes for the built environment? Summary of the article titled Built environment prototyping for design-value from 2023 by Darcy Zelenko and Duncan Maxwell, published in the Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposium 2023. This is a great preparation for our next interviewee, Ted Baillieu in episode 182 talking about why experimenting with the built environment is very important. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be...

182I_Trailer_Ted Baillieu, former Premier of Victoria and architect

December 31, 2023 22:00 - 1 minute - 1.44 MB

Trailer for episode 182 - Interview Ted Baillieu, the former Premier of Victoria and architect. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, affordability, cities with split personalities, getting families back in cities, regreening cities, and many more. Find out more in the interview! Music by Lesfm from Pixabay

180I_Ben Vass, senior research engineer

December 27, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 91.5 MB

Are you interested in city consciousness? What do you think about knowledge and knowledge-creation? How can we remove bad stuff to improve the good stuff? Interview with Ben Vass, senior research engineer. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, space and time, threshold for bad experiences, opportunities in tools for improvements, and many more. Ben Vass is a senior research engineer, graph shaman and data magician, and the kind of person who wants to build a Dyson swarm and e...

179_Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

December 25, 2023 22:00 - 1 minute - 2.75 MB

Today would be a research episode, but since it is 2023 Christmas time, I want to just wish you all relaxing holidays with or without celebrating Christmas, Merry Christmas if you do celebrate it, and a very Happy New Year! We will have many interesting topics to discover and further discuss in 2024. I am already preparing those episodes and I am very excited about what will come! First, this episode will be followed by a cherished interview with my partner, Ben Vass, data magician, grap...

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