The mayor of London this month announced his plan to put 6,000 bicycles for hire on the streets - and create a “cycling and walking transformation in London.”
The plan follows on the heels of Paris’ success with “Velib” (a play on “velo” - bicycle, and “liberte” - freedom), which introduced over 10,000 bikes to […]
Archive for February, 2008
Transforming cities into bicycle utopias
Published February 25th, 2008 in Human World and Science. 2 CommentsEnergy issues: Where shall we point our fingers?
Published February 12th, 2008 in Human World and Science. 4 CommentsAt the end of last year, the International Energy Agency sounded the alarm on China and India’s developing power sector.
“China’s and India’s surging fuel consumption poses a growing challenge to the world’s energy systems and, unless curbed, will strain global oil trade, push up prices and lead to substantially higher carbon dioxide emissions in […]
Creating music with creative machines: An interview with Jeff Lieberman
Published February 7th, 2008 in Bizarre and Innovation. 4 CommentsSomewhere in New York City, you are playing in a quartet.
Except, you are behind your computer - in your home, at your office, or wherever you get on the internet. And your three musical partners are playing in a warehouse-like space on the Lower East Side. And they’re machines.
That means you’re part of the […]