“Your moon is on fire”: design and city-making in Helsinki
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of visiting Helsinki, Finland as a guest of Pluto Finland and ...
City of Big Data
Newcity has published an edited transcript of a conversation I had with writer Phil Barash about ...
Notes on a “smart” tour of Italy
I’m recently back from a short tour of Italian cities — Milan, Turin, Rome and Floren...
Chicago’s Design 50
Despite the portrait of me in the piece (possibly the most unintentionally sad snap ever), I am v...
From City work to city work
Pleased to announce that I have recently joined PositivEnergy Practice as its president. PEP, as ...
When tech culture and urbanism collide
The city is the most complex machine ever invented. Running optimally the city generates opportun...
Giftmix 2013 (Holiday Edition)
As 2013 winds down it is time for the annual reliving-making-cassette-mixes-for-friends moment. I...
10,000
I’m coming up on my tenth anniversary as a Flickr user and just posted my 10,000th p...
Knight Foundation: Trends in Civic Tech
Possibly useful, definitely lovely.
Amateur Photographer Shoots Largest Ever True Color Photo of the Night Sky
37,000 photos!
Family calls off-duty cop hero for capturing their son’s killer
Chicago's first Chief Data Officer is a hero for many reasons.
Shad-nado!
Beautiful video of gizzard shad schooling in a Chicago harbor.
How the Streetcar Shaped Post-Katrina New Orleans
Disasters sometimes provide experimental proof.
Mixmag | DJ Poses
Forgot one: the motionless knob-twiddler hiding at eye-level with his laptop screen.
50 States of Lego
Texas is quite good.
Billboard Interacts With Planes That Fly Over It
Not all surveillance is creepy.
Pharrell Williams - 24 Hours of Happy
Just let it play.
▶ GoldieBlox, Rube Goldberg, & Beastie Boys "Princess Machine"
Yes yes 10^1000 yes.
Lost in Space, Ascent Stage edition
Got the urge to muck with the Lost in Space theme recently. I loved the re-runs of that show grow...
What the public way means in the networked age
Let’s start here. I want our relationship with public objects to feel like this. It does no...