Overthinking human nature and its footmark from a distance
Can smart cities deliver on their promise to be more sustainable, resilient and
equitable than other cities?
Part IV: What are the risks of urban soil pollution, how is it mitigated smart, and what is the feasibility of these measures?
Soil fertility decreases due to pollution, which poses a threat to human health and the environment. Food and drinking water insecurity increases, and air quality and biodiversity decrease. It hampers the ending of world hunger and poverty and health for all...
2026-04-17
Can smart cities deliver on their promise to be more sustainable, resilient and
equitable than other cities?
Part III: Is the world running out of freshwater and can smart cities be part of the solution?
…This article discusses the global availability of freshwater, the role that smart cities can play in this, and the side effects of these smart measures regarding to water availability, and the social and natural environment.
2026-04-10
Can smart cities deliver on their promise to be more sustainable, resilient and
equitable than other cities?
Part II: LONGREAD: How smart city policy contributes to urban air quality
…This article discusses the severity of urban air pollution, the effects on human health and the environment, the smart city measures being implemented to improve air quality, including an analysis of why these measures will be (in)effective.
2026-04-03
Can smart cities deliver on their promise to be more sustainable, resilient, and equitable than other cities?
Part I:
LONGREAD: What is meant by sustainable, resilient, and equitable cities, and is smart city policy feasible?
…The question is whether the current policy direction, which involves transforming cities into smart cities, will deliver what governments hope for…
2026-03-27
How far is the smart meter rollout globally?
…By turning cities into smart cities governments around the world try to tackle the disadvantages of city life while boosting the world economy...
2026-03-20
Why do cities on a global scale become smart?
An increasing number of smart cities arise over the globe... The growth of the world population, especially in cities, puts pressure on governance… What role do smart cities have in this global challenge?
2026-03-13
LONGREAD: Who looks after the children?
…one in ten children worldwide is living with obesity… one in seven children and adolescents have a mental health condition… may have severe consequences for their and society’s future if not addressed properly…
2026-03-06
Will AI ever outsmart humans?
Tech entrepreneurs say singularity is near: the moment that artificial intelligence (AI) innovation becomes uncontrollable and with that society changes drastically as well as our understanding about the world. Imagine AI will outperform human intelligence… There has never been a system before that is flawless...
2026-02-27
Is humanity AI ready?
Definitely not! However, not for the reasons that are commonly believed. Job loss is the least of your concern, although you might think otherwise… there is one thing we cannot do without, even though we pretend we can. That misperception points exactly to what makes AI life-threatening for the majority of people...
2026-02-20
LONGREAD: How can humanity tackle the vulnerabilities modern society brought them?
What if modern society gives full rein to evil and corruption... What if these vulnerabilities are interwoven through our whole society…
2026-02-13
The world needs you to dare to be human
The world human population was never this physically and mentally unhealthy as today. We lived never as detached from our original social and natural environment as nowadays. The institutions we like to count on for guidance will not save us out of this despair…
2026-02-06
How can a well-intentioned idea turn into a world war?
… what starts with a well-intentioned idea, can quickly turn us into monsters that even can unleash a world war. How can it come that far?…
2026-01-31