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A matter of choice: People and possibilities in the age of AI
When we do, we assume the politicians are clients in a patron–client relationship, and we assume their obligations will cloud their impartial judgment.
Jessica C. Flack • Worlds Hidden in Plain Sight: The Evolving Idea of Complexity at the Santa Fe Institute, 1984–2019 (Compass)
Modifications in the built environment, including increasing the availability of public transportation systems and more pedestrian-friendly urban designs, offer some promise of increased opportunities for physical activity and reduced reliance on automobiles. The availability of walking paths, the proximity to commercial establishments and public
... See moreJohn MacDonald • Changing Places: The Science and Art of New Urban Planning
Ben Abramson • Why Is It So Difficult To Build Walkable Places?

A short-lived capital stock will manifest in accelerated depreciation and a fragile capital structure will incur an undue interest charge.
Sacha Meyers • Bitcoin Is Venice: Essays on the Past and Future of Capitalism
Singapore’s prosperity could have turned it into another bumper-to-bumper Bangkok, whose congestion—gridlocking the average driver the equivalent of forty-four full days a year—is estimated to reduce Thailand’s entire GDP by about one-sixth. Yet Singapore is rarely congested, because it taxes cars heavily, auctions the right to buy them, imposes a
... See morePaul Hawken • Natural Capitalism
