Thinking Outside the Box
Uncommon perspectives and solutions to common problems.
Collection by Charles Baldwin
FRANCE 24
French city of Dunkirk tests out free transport
6 min · · The city of Dunkirk in northern France launched a revamped bus system last year with a twist – it’s completely free. A new study shows that the programme is not only revitalising the city center but … · Shared by 11, including Charles Baldwin, #MuskOut (not parody)
Bloomberg CityLab
The Life-Saving Benefits of Barcelona's Car-Free 'Superblocks'
3 min · · If fully implemented, the plan to recapture 70 percent of street space for pedestrians could have an enormous public health impact. · Shared by 8, including Charles Baldwin
The Verge
The high hopes of the low-tech phone
14+ min · · The minimalist phone returns with many aspirations and not too many features. · Shared by 57, including Indiegogo💡, Brian Solis, Charles Baldwin
The Economist
Streets ahead
4 min · · Europe is edging towards making post-car cities a reality · Shared by 77, including Bernhard Huessy, Gerrit Eicker, Charles Baldwin, Tauno, Steve Case, Ward Plunet, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯
Dezeen
Rael San Fratell slots pink seesaws into US-Mexico border wall
2 min · · Architectural studio Rael San Fratello has installed three pink seesaws in between the slatted US-Mexico border wall, so that children and adults on either side can play together. · Shared by 13, including Rick Powell, Charles Baldwin
The Guardian
'We're anti-influencer': Ice cream truck makes Instagram 'stars' pay double
3 min · · Joe Nicchi has had enough of self-proclaimed ‘influencers wanting free cones for publicity. Now he’s the one going viral · Shared by 80, including Loubna Rais, Charles Baldwin, Rachel Botsman, Korben, Tom Bruehwiler, Oliver Raduner, Adam Tinworth, Josep M. Ganyet
Scientific American
Utility-Scale Energy Storage Will Enable a Renewable Grid
3 min · · A roadblock to sustainable energy solutions is coming unstuck · Shared by 15, including Charles Baldwin
Bloomberg CityLab
Surveillance Cameras Show Good Samaritans Prevail Over Bystander Effect
4 min · · A new study uses camera footage to track the frequency of bystander intervention in heated incidents in Amsterdam, Cape Town, and Lancaster, England. · Shared by 67, including Fabricio Teixeira, Tauno, Charles Baldwin, Nils Hitze, Vikram Dutt, Nir Eyal, Esther Schindler, Strong Towns, Nat Eliason, @ShannaPeeples@mastodon.nl, Yvette Dubel, Jane
Forbes
Europe Circumvents U.S. Sanctions On Iran
4 min · · Three EU governments have created an SPV which would enable companies to trade with Iran without breaking sanctions. · Shared by 7, including Charles Baldwin
TechCrunch
Crowdfunded spacecraft LightSail 2 prepares to go sailing on sunlight
6 min · · Among the many spacecraft and satellites ascending to space on Monday's Falcon Heavy launch, the Planetary Society's LightSail 2 may be the most interesting. If all goes well, a week from launch it… · Shared by 8, including Charles Baldwin
Undark Magazine
The Intellectual Emptiness of All-Male Panel Discussions
5 min · · There is a word for on-stage discussions populated exclusively by men: They’re called “manels,” and they’ve become far too familiar. · Shared by 5, including Charles Baldwin
WIRED
Do You Really Need Dark Mode?
5 min · · The latest trend in app design—with black and gray backgrounds that mimic nighttime—has negligible benefits. But dark mode just looks cool. · Shared by 19, including Chris Messina, Andreas Von Gunten, Charles Baldwin
Cloudflare
Project Galileo: Lessons from 5 years of protecting the most vulnerable online
5 min · · Today is the 5th anniversary of Cloudflare's Project Galileo. Through the Project, Cloudflare protects—at no cost—nearly 600 organizations around the world engaged in some of the most politically and… · Shared by 7, including Charles Baldwin
The New Yorker
The Urgent Quest for Slower, Better News
12+ min · · The current system for delivering news online is broken. Readers and journalists will need to work together to find a new one. · Shared by 133, including luis antónio santos, 瑞拿頭, Dominik Grolimund, Charles Baldwin, Jeremy Caplan, Mathew Ingram, Nieman Reports, CORRECTIV, Jane, Liv 😷 💙, Mark Little, Stéphane Renault, Vincenzo Tremonte, Oleg Baskov, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Oscar MacDonald
Atlas Obscura
The Swiss City That’s Full of Cat Ladders
4 min · · A photographer captured Bern's eclectic and charming feline structures. · Shared by 34, including Liliane Ferrari ™, Draven, Charles Baldwin, Florian Hanke 🍎, Daniel Fritzsche
The Guardian
'It’s a miracle': Helsinki's radical solution to homelessness
7 min · · Finland is the only EU country where homelessness is falling. Its secret? Giving people homes as soon as they need them – unconditionally · Shared by 432, including Fern, Rico Grimm, Gregg Caruso, Charles Baldwin, Konrad Lischka, Florian Hanke 🍎, Aral Balkan, Marylin Delgado (@marylindelgado@zirk.us), Matthew Turland, Aníbal M. Astobiza, Connie Ragen Green, Yvette Dubel, Tim O'Reilly, Martina Grolimund, Gabriel Weinberg, Tibor Martini 🇺🇦 @tibor@mastodon.social