S07E06 of Connection Problem: The digital collapse of time
× Hello hello, I hope & trust this finds you well. Today, a quick one with just a couple of articles. But those open up pretty deep rabbit holes, so let's...
S07E05 of Connection Problem: Ripples of the Unknown
Good morning/day/evening to you, wherever you’re reading this. As a regular reminder of why you find this in your inbox, this is the personal-ish newsletter...
S07E04 of Connection Problem: A City That Might Endure Into The 22nd Century?
Charles Lemaire - Descriptive Iconogryphy of Cactus (1841) × Hi there, I hope this finds you well, wherever you are. Since the more personal / less work-...
S06E03 of Connection Problem: The pressure cooker of a global crisis
A cab driver taking a break at the near-abandoned Berlin Tegel airport × Hi there, As I try to ease this newsletter back into a regular rhythm, thank you for...
S06E02 of Connection Problem: Filter for "Virtual"
Étienne Léopold Trouvelot (1827–1895): The Zodiacal Light × Hello, So it’s been a while since the last issue. Maybe I can just blame it on some mysterious...
S06E01 of Connection Problem: End times? No thank you.
Fence by Kōno Bairei (1844-1895) × Hi there & welcome back, So while I had ducked for a bit, the world started spinning into the end times apparently. But I...
2 new reports out: On Europe’s AI & Society Ecosystem and Smart Cities from a progressive policy perspective
Hi there, A quick inter-season missive before I fully disappear into my vacation: I’m extremely happy to announce that two reports I’ve been working on for...
S06E25 of Connection Problem: Publishing season
× Hi, Today marks the end of Season 6 of Connection Problem. Thanks for indulging me and for giving your attention: It’s not a small thing to give and I...
S06E24 of Connection Problem: Smart Cities & Civil Rights
Étienne Léopold Trouvelot (1827–1895) Partial Eclipse of the Moon × Hi, It’s launch week, apparently. The European Commission published their AI plans...
S06E23 of Connection Problem: Giant Dams & Green Belts
Image: Miranda's Flying Man de Groof Falling × Heya, Reading the headlines of the last couple of days — Trump and Johnson grabbing ever more power; a neo-...
S06E22 of Connection Problem: Jackpot
Image: Deb Chachra Back on a normal, productive schedule, personally. That’s against a backdrop of somewhat ghastly news around the globe, including our own...
S06E21 of Connection Problem: VCs & the fossilized internet
Image: The highest resolution observation of the Sun’s surface to date. “The cell-like structures – each about the size of Texas – are the signature of...
S06E20 of Connection Problem: Hindsight is 2020
Virginia Frances Sterrett - Tanglewood Tales Hi there, This week’s a little delayed and on the short side of things. First the kid got some infection, then I...
S06E19 of Connection Problem: Cookies and Climate
Black and white rabbits by Kōno Bairei (1844-1895). × "It’s clear that something strange is happening." — Geophysicist Phil Livermore on Earth's magnetic...
S06E18 of Connection Problem: 10% into the 21st century
Pink Flamingo from Birds of America (1827) by John James Audubon (1785 - 1851 ), etched by Robert Havell (1793 - 1878) As we say in German: Frohes Neues...
S06E17 of Connection Problem: Farewell, 20-teens
"The end is coming, but in this moment, it has not. In this moment, there is so much time.” — Joshua Rivera A metaphorical god jul everyone, This is the...
S06E16 of Connection Problem: Blue Dots and New Silk Roads
Pink sky illustration from Bijutsu Sekai (1893-1896) by Watanabe Seitei × Hello from the EuroCity 177 Berlin-Praha. I’m headed to Rotterdam, with a brief...
S06E15 of Connection Problem: Just Enough City
Hello & a beautiful, productive Thursday. I’ll move a little off the usual formula this week and include a full blog post I wrote, followed by a few smaller...
S06E14 of Connection Problem: The Tragedy of Future Commons
Image: Total eclipse of the sun from the Trouvelot astronomical drawings (1881-1882) by E. L. Trouvelot (1827-1895) Hi and an extra welcome to all the folks...
S06E13 of Connection Problem: 3 generations of smart cities
Hey hey, This is going to be a reasonably short one as I’m both in crunch time and have been ill for a few days. But it’s a busy time for all the right...