To combat the confusion that reigns in the aftermath of bike accidents, a Boston lawyer has designed a helpful card to make sure cyclists don't leave the accident without the important information they may need.READ»
Most city buses are now equipped with GPS, allowing for this beautiful rendering of the city's bus routes and their speed. Which, it turns out, is not so speedy.READ»
When we stumble down an an unfamiliar street, we often determine quickly -- instinctively -- if it feels unsafe. We make a snap judgment about our surroundings, and it can have tremendous implications, influencing where we travel, ...READ»
Scientists have invented a calcium-containing nanoparticle cream that appears to absorb nickel, stopping skin irritation from cheap jewelry or coins before it appears. Bring on the 10-pack of bangles from Claire's...READ»
Two Boston-based entrepreneurs have started one of the world's leading publicly-accessible, crowdsourced websites and smartphone apps to track the spread of disease as outbreaks hit.READ»
Inspired by the impact of Teach for America, programmers will spend the year creating applications for cash-strapped (and technology befuddled) city governments.READ»
Boston's hostile-to-humans City Hall Plaza may soon get a tree -- and perhaps, even more than that.
The EPA, in a gesture that will forever endear them to Bay Staters, has selected the frigid and loathsome brick-scape around City ...READ»
Renaissance painters used principles of perspective to imagine what
cities looked like from above, but no one knew for sure until
photographer James Wallace Black went up over Boston in a hot-air
balloon in 1860. The military saw ...READ»
Too often, we find ourselves applying the "focus group of one" mentality to our work, assuming that the place we're from is indicative of what the country--or the world--thinks. But we have to strive to challenge our own geographic assumptions and bring a diversity of cultural perspectives to the discussion.READ»
"It will take time to change, but Boston must have its Google," said Henry McCance in an interview with Xconomy. McCance is chairman emeritus of Greylock Partners, one of the world's leading venture capital firms, with investments ...READ»
While you were sleeping, innovation was whisking its love away for a cruise on its private yacht, and then erecting a paywall around her so that no one could see her. Strange, that.1. The Los Angeles Times has documented what life is ...READ»
Boston has become a beacon for displaced and emerging artists, thanks to the city's innovative housing program. The Artist Space Initiative (ASI) is dedicated exclusively to artist housing issues, from surveying artist needs in ...READ»
Constructing the perfect city means blending the best and boldest ideas from across the nation. Here are 12 we hope all future cities will embrace.READ»
