At least five interesting things for your weekend (#45)

Infrastructure, essential as it is, can't be justified in strictly commercial terms. The payback period for things such as transportation and communication systems is too long for standard investment, so you get government-guaranteed instruments like bonds or government-guaranteed monopolies. Governance and culture have to be willing to take on the... See more

Transportation + Urban InfrastructureIs there a way to build better, cleaner cities?Is there a way to build cheaper, affordable and comfortable homes and offices for all?Can we build new transportation methods that enable us to take someone from point A -> B faster?Can we allow people to be productive while they are being transported?Can we find... See more

While email's continued evolution is significant, what it has retained from the old web sets it apart from the other pretty, convenient apps. Email is an open, interoperable protocol. Someone can use Google's service, spin up a server of her own, or send messages through Microsoft's enterprise software. And yet all of these people can communicate s... See more