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A rendering of Palari’s 3D-printed community in Rancho Mirage, California (Courtesy of Mighty Buildings/EYRC Architects) Imagine a world in which much-needed multifamily housing could be built in less time — and for less money. Or one in which owning a car wasn’t a requirement for living outside of transit-rich, densely populated neighborhoods. Or one in which your home could be assembled as a kit-of-parts. You actually don’t need to imagine it: Startups are thinking about how to approach some of the biggest challenges in urban planning in ways that are innovative but also practical....

There’s No Such Thing as a Low-Skill Worker The label flattens workers to a single attribute, ignoring the capacities they have and devaluing the work they do. 6:30 AM ET Getty Recently, I was mesmerized by a prep cook. At a strip-mall Korean restaurant, I caught a glimpse of the kitchen and stood dumbfounded for a few minutes, watching a guy slicing garnishes, expending half the energy I would if I were doing the same at home and at twice the speed. The economy of his cooking was magnetic. He moved so little, but did so much. Being a prep cook is hard, low-wage, and essential work, as the ...

  Article Contributed by gratefulweb | Published on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 Due to the current surge of COVID-19 cases and current state and local restrictions on large gathering restrictions in Asheville, NC, Connect Beyond Festival will transition to a 100% online event schedule in the coming year. “Connecting Beyond”, the new digital experience, will feature an online book club with participating authors, workshops, virtual film screenings with participating filmmakers, access to the Festival’s archive of concerts, panels, and a new podcast series with industry-leading artis...

Crain’s Chicago Business. Additionally, he was awarded the Dewey Winburne Community Service Award at the South by Southwest conference. Joshua Motta, AB’06, is the CEO and co-founder of Coalition, a cyber insurance company that provides comprehensive coverage for risks posed by the increasing digitized world. He is a technology innovator and entrepreneur with experience in both the public and private sector.  Prior to Coalition, Motta was instrumental in the growth of the web performance and security company Cloudflare, where he led special projects. Both the   and the World Economic...

If Time Is A Social Construct, Then A Sixteen Hour Amtrak Ride Is The Gaping Maw In Which The Laws Of The Universe Die Photo: Alex Wong (Getty Images) I’ve been sitting here for an hour. Or maybe it’s been twelve. I think I might have just sat down. I should be home by now, I think, but I’m not even sure I’ve made it out of the country. Life’s greatest questions have always been, “Who am I? Where am I Going? Why am I here?” and they cycle through my head at an ever more rapid pace as I seek meaning in the blurred landscape outside the window. I have no answers. I am on a sixteen...