Mike Colagrossi
Mike Colagrossi is a writer and founder of Alchemist City, an urban development & tech newsletter publication along with Colagrossi Media, an email marketing agency.
Mike's eclectic writing expertise ranges from the domains of urban planning and tech to digital marketing.
Urban planning in space: 3 off-world designs for future cities
The future of cities on the Moon, Mars and orbital habitats.
Is it possible to build a mile-high skyscraper?
A mile-high tower would not just be a new structure, but a new technology.
Wells Fargo report: A.I. will cut 200,000 American bank jobs over next decade
Increasingly sophisticated automation technology can save big money for banks by paring down the workforce.
Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly ‘nervous’ about an Elizabeth Warren presidency
The new trust busting battles begin.
Ancient philosophic scrolls — scorched by Vesuvius — could be made readable once again
Carbonized papyrus scrolls may again see the light after thousands of years.
Turkish scientist sentenced to 15-months in jail for publishing environmental study
Turkish government is trying to silence its own.
The world’s largest offshore wind farm nears completion—it can power 1 million homes
Part of the U.K.'s push for total wind energy.
Facebook moving forward with hiding like counts to fight envy
This could become a standard feature one day.
China harvests organs from persecuted minorities, human rights group claims
Heinous, if proved accurate.
California researchers develop drug cocktail that reverses aging — results ‘remarkably promising’
Scientists find promising results in trial to reverse biological aging.
No end in sight: Mass exodus of Venezuelan refugees flood into neighboring countries
A review of Latin America's growing crisis.
How to best leverage being a self-directed learner on your resume
Showcase self taught skills.
Can the world run on renewables? Yes, Stanford researchers say.
It just might be a possibility.
California bill to ban single-use plastic by 2030 failed to pass
After China stopped accepting recylables, California was put in a tough place.
Dead bodies keep moving for more than a year after death, new study finds
So much for rest in peace.
Johns Hopkins opens center for psychedelic research
Moving the needle forward on psychedelic research.
Facebook is considering removing ‘like’ counts
Could this be a new trend in the social media landscape?
Intensifying storms? More than half of Grand Bahama Island is under water.
Hurricane Dorian has devastated the islands.
Vienna ranked world’s most livable city — for second consecutive year
Vienna leads as the most livable cities in the world.
How to use mindfulness to boost your standardized test performance
An expert's take on how to ace your exams through mindfulness.
5 essential books for spurring innovation
These books will help you ideate more creatively.
Should students learn about their implicit biases in grade school?
The development of implicit biases starts at a young age and then they get reinforced over time.
An astronaut may have committed identity theft on the ISS, NASA is investigating
The alleged identity theft may be the first space crime.
Set ablaze: More fires burning in Central Africa than Amazon
Reviewing the conflagration within Central Africa.
FAA warns that illegal weaponized drones will incur a $25K fine
The FAA is not amused by flame-throwing drones.
How mirror neurons allow us to send other people ‘good vibes’
Mirror neurons bounce smiles from one person to the next.
If we nuked hurricanes radioactive fallout would ‘quickly’ affect land areas
No amount of "brute force" would make stop such a storm, experts say.
Fallout suggests a nuclear reactor blew up in Russia, experts say
New findings show that Russian explosion was from a nuclear reactor.
The anti-vax movement is making waves globally: U.K. loses “measles-free” status
An outbreak in the number of measles cases in the UK has resulted in the country losing its World Health Organization dedicated “measles-free” status. The culprits responsible for this decline: […]