All The World’s Subways Are Converging to a Single Optimal Layout
After decades of urban evolution, the world’s major subway systems appear to be converging on an ideal form. On the surface, these core-and-branch systems – evident in New York City, Tokyo, London or most any large metropolitan subway – may seem intuitively optimal. But in the absence of top-down central planning, their movement over decades…
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Brandon Keim - Wired
The emotional illusion that makes the future (and the past) look so rosy
“Ah, the good ol’ days.” “They just don’t make [X] like they used to.” “Back in my day…” The wealth of English phrases about how great things used to be might be a tip-off that our quirky ape brains are biased toward looking toward at the past in a happy light. And indeed, many psychologists…
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Julian Whitcrosse