This video shows how amazing cities could be if they prioritized people over cars

Now don’t get me wrong, cars are great, brilliant even. Offering luxury, flexibility, and comfort, they are the pinnacle of personal transportation. But as towns and cities get busier, and space comes at more of a premium, they don’t mix so well with the humble automobile. Cities full of cars end up not being quite friendly to pedestrians, cyclists, and public transit, and TikTok shows us how. In an attempt to reconfigure this hierarchy, cities around the world are now reclaiming space previously given to the car, and handing it back to other forms of transport....

3 min · 626 words · Samantha Turner

This video shows how awesome Google Wallet could be

According to Google, we are on the verge of a major shift in payment methods, and that could very well be true. With theintroductionof the Android appGoogle Walleta few months ago, Google is going to want you to ditch your traditional wallet in favor of an electronic one. A lot of our payments are already coming out of one card or another – whether it’s a credit or debit card, or we’re taking advantage of discounts received from using a virtual loyalty card....

2 min · 373 words · Jeremy Jordan

This vintage electric motorcycle is actually… an ebike

Did you knowSHIFT is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of mobility during TNW Conference 2021.Secure your ticket now! Perhaps you’re like me, and you’re a sucker for the vintage style of the 60s motorbikes, but at the same time you don’t want to buy an actual motorcycle. Because they’re big, scary, and expensive. Well, these are my thoughts at least....

3 min · 461 words · Amy Morrison

This vinyl player is a gift any audiophile will freak over. And you’ll love this pre-Black Friday sale price

TLDR:The mbeat PT-18K Bluetooth Vinyl Player combines premium vinyl playback technology with some innovative twists for a turnable fan both young and old will love. In 2007, the recording industry only sold about 1 million vinyl albums, mostly to those last few diehard fans and collectors of the long-deposed format. Flash forward less than 15 years and things have seriously changed. The reports of vinyl’s demise were greatly exaggerated, with over 19 million vinyl records sold the first six months of 2021 alone....

3 min · 466 words · Laura Williams

This viral makeup TikTok raises fair questions about whether math is real

This viral makeup TikTok raises fair questions about whether math is real Is mathematics real? Philosophers and mathematicians have beenarguing over thisfor centuries. Some believe mathematics is universal; others consider it only as real as anything else humans have invented. Thanks to @gracie.ham, Twitter users have now vigorously joined the debate. For me, part of the answer lies in history. From one perspective, mathematics is a universal language used to describe the world around us....

4 min · 733 words · Matthew Tran
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