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Urban Sociology
Cities and organizations alike risk becoming highly efficient — but indistinguishable — unless leaders actively preserve space for imagination and deviation.
“The primary way that people make friends is through institutions."
The annual rite of passage has always been more about the ambivalence of adults than the amusement of children.
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The winners of the remote work boom? Utah, Arizona, and Maine. Here’s what the US’ post-pandemic migration looks like.
In popular culture, the eruption is usually depicted as an apocalyptic event.
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“It’s remarkable how weak the correlation between success and intelligence is.” Here’s what skills do matter, from 3 business experts.
19 rooms. 1,636 square feet. 1,800 years of history.
Economics and religion help to explain the gap.
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From hunter-gatherers to the American Dream: This is how humanity’s definition of “work” has developed over time.
Meet the people paid to rouse the workers of industrial Britain.
To see a true cross-section of American society, head to Applebee's, Buffalo Wild Wings, IHOP, Chili’s, and Olive Garden.
China has always been one of the world’s wealthiest nations, but Chinese wealth looks different across the country’s eventful history.
Becoming a renter in today’s economy may be a smart decision for some people.
Million Stories
Parking lots are about one-fifth of all land in U.S. city centers, making them "easy to get to, but not worth arriving at."
While cities drive national economic growth, their political geography means they cannot effectively deal with inequality, poverty, and other socioeconomic problems.
Some Europeans really don't want to use the internet.
“My dad asked me if I had been to tutoring and I lied… Then he showed me the tablet."
Your bites will heal, but will you ever sleep well again after an infestation of bloodsucking parasites?
Wyoming's roads are nine times deadlier than Ireland's. California's road safety is on par with Romania's.
In 100 years, perhaps this map showing humanity clustering around the equator will seem “so 21st century.”
Singapore is a breeding ground of truly green buildings.
A large study concludes that people who grew up in rural areas are superior at navigation, likely because cities tend to be less complex.
Take a look at the Times Square Totem, the Trafalgar Square Pyramid, and other landmarks that were never built.
France is split in two by its very own "desert," the Empty Diagonal. The area’s depopulation is fairly recent, and Paris is to blame.
Cities overstimulate our senses and are full of people we don't know. Maybe humans were meant for this.
When we try to recreate simpler versions of natural ecosystems, we invariably make mistakes, argues author and biologist Rob Dunn.