MySmarterPlanet: to celebrate the new video channel for IBM’s Institute of Business Value, I created this playlist, which collects some of the reasons why working on the Smarter Planet frontier — trying to build an intelligent world — isn’t just a job, its the most meaningful and exciting challenge anyone could ask for.
From GOOD:
Each city is a collection of massive systems, all of which must interact seamlessly in order for the metropolis to function. This is a look at what makes up each of these systems. The numbers themselves are culled from New York, one of the world’s most quintessential cities, but they could be comparable to any urban center. From transportation to health care to the government itself, a city is only as good as the sum of its parts.One thing I noticed is that there seems to be far fewer hospital beds given how many people are actually admitted…
Via: Christopher Butler
Were You Aware?
The idea of constructing a dome over Houston is gaining traction, as it would be easier than rounding up all those currently in violation of their parole.
Via: hate the future
