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Colby King | Mar 10th, 2011 | Topic: Economy | Region: | Cities: Pittsburgh |
Before January’s Super Bowl, Leaders of the Pittsburgh and Wisconsin Technology Councils made wagers involving a robot, a video game, and “green gasoline,” in addition to the typical snacks and beer. Both regions viewed the big game as an opportunity to redefine their cultural identity. (
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Simmons Buntin | May 30th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Pittsburgh |
All the recent Phoenix Mars Lander hullabaloo has got me thinking about what the first Earth-built city on Mars would look like. Who would get the opportunity to plan that city, and would we find the amenities that make Earth’s best urban spaces also make for the best cities on the Red Planet? (
keep reading…)
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Scott Gabriel Knowles | May 20th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Philadelphia |
Everyone knows that deindustrialization in American cities started with the end of WWII and the decentralization of American manufacturing that followed it, right? A recent article in the Journal of Urban History by University of Pennsylvania professor Domenic Vitiello takes this chronology to task. (
keep reading…)
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Jennifer Kim | May 2nd, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
With such a strong presence as a minority group, why don’t more Asian Americans turn up for elections? Asian Americans’ small participation in the political arena can be seen as stemming from their cultural backgrounds. Jennifer Kim reports. (
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Hayley Richardson | Nov 1st, 2007 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
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Before January’s Super Bowl, Leaders of the Pittsburgh and Wisconsin Technology Councils made wagers involving a robot, a video game, and “green gasoline,” in addition to the typical snacks and beer. Both regions viewed the big game as an opportunity to redefine their cultural identity. (keep reading…)
All the recent Phoenix Mars Lander hullabaloo has got me thinking about what the first Earth-built city on Mars would look like. Who would get the opportunity to plan that city, and would we find the amenities that make Earth’s best urban spaces also make for the best cities on the Red Planet? (keep reading…)
Everyone knows that deindustrialization in American cities started with the end of WWII and the decentralization of American manufacturing that followed it, right? A recent article in the Journal of Urban History by University of Pennsylvania professor Domenic Vitiello takes this chronology to task. (keep reading…)
With such a strong presence as a minority group, why don’t more Asian Americans turn up for elections? Asian Americans’ small participation in the political arena can be seen as stemming from their cultural backgrounds. Jennifer Kim reports. (keep reading…)
