Topic: Innovation
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The 8 Most Intriguing Finalists From the Bloomberg Philanthropies' Mayors Challenge
Five winners will be announced this spring, but these ideas stand out above the rest.
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Instructional Video of the Day: How to Build Skyscrapers Over Moving Trains
Neat!
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Maps
The Needlessly Inscrutable Geography of Scientific Funding
Data are scarce, but a look at grants from the National Institutes of Health gives us at least a partial picture.
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Next Great Idea
The Role of Place in Discovery and Innovation
The Kauffman Foundation's Samuel Arbesman on his new book, The Half-Life of Facts.
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Can Bloomberg's $9 Million Mayors Challenge Really Make a Difference?
At least one massively successful city innovation, 311, suggests it can.
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Videos
How Detroit Is Rising
You've heard the story of the city's downfall. This is the story of its comeback.
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Next Great Idea
How Creativity Works in Cities
Author Jonah Lehrer talks with us about the nexus of creativity and cities.
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Maps
The Spiky World of Innovation
Metro areas generate 93 percent of the world’s patented inventions.
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Infographic of the Day: New York City's Design Future
New York is the place to be for design and architecture.
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Maps
How Economic Development Helps the World's Women
Understanding the connection between women's opportunity and the world's development patterns
