Cities ran sewers and traffic computers long before anyone sold them the word. Around 2008 “smart” acquired an owner. Four product cities show what it cost.
Abstract
This essay argues for an accelerated transition to green energy in the United States, framing it as an economic, environmental, and public health imperative....
Part I: The Phenomenon and the Mythic Imagination
An Arch of Light and Wonder
Few natural phenomena have so universally captivated the human imagination as the...
Introduction: The Radical Act of Stillness
In an age defined by perpetual connectivity and information overload, the search for silence has become a radical act....
Rainer Maria Rilke transformed modern poetry by making solitude speak. Born René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke in Prague on December 4, 1875,...