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Can a Computer Learn to Dance?

The biggest problem for robots understanding dance is the same as for humans–notation.
Gillian Rhodes
May 13, 2016 4 min read

Why Bots Should Be More Like Plants and Less Like People

Our bot ecosystems might be intelligent, but that doesn't mean we have to be able to talk with them.
Matt Locke
May 12, 2016 8 min read

Chatbots Can Help Us Talk to Animals

Could applying the Internet of Things to animals someday allow us to talk to them?
Natalie Holmes
May 10, 2016 6 min read

How Bots Were Born From Spam

The earliest attempts at chatbots were designed to capture user attention on the early web.
John Ohno
May 6, 2016 6 min read

Talking With Bots: A Reading List

A crash course in what it means now that our technology is smart enough to talk back.
How We Get To Next
May 4, 2016 3 min read

Without an Address, You’re No One

Utilities, deliveries, welfare, and more all depend on having an address–so what can you do if your home doesn't have one?
Duncan Geere
May 3, 2016 5 min read

How Cities Can Be Reclaimed By Women Through Performance Art

Urban areas are not built for women, and artists have long been adept at pointing this out.
Angella d'Avignon
Apr 30, 2016 5 min read

Climate Change Will Bring Forest Fires into Europe’s Biggest Cities

Major European cities like Madrid could soon be facing a new existential threat.
Emily von Hoffmann
Apr 28, 2016 5 min read

The Depressing Science of What Living in a City Does to Your Brain

The hustle and bustle of living in cities has measurable impacts on mental health–but greenery may be an antidote.
Princess Ojiaku
Apr 28, 2016 5 min read

Lahore, the Policed City

Daily life in Pakistan's second-largest city is overrun with barbed wire, CCTV, and dolphin squads.
Sabrina Toppa
Apr 28, 2016 5 min read
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