Human Intelligence
“Companies Don’t Disrupt, Cities Don’t Disrupt, People Disrupt” – The Real Power Of The Smart City
July 5th, 2017Building Relationships Not Buildings
February 13th, 2017
From Building Automation to IoT: The Long Winding Road towards Truly Intelligent Buildings
“The Internet of Things will help fundamentally change the way we design and operate buildings” said James McHale, Managing Director of Memoori, at the Smart Buildings Conference (SBC) 2017 on Monday in Amsterdam, Netherlands. McHale explained to delegates why and how the combined global market for the Internet of Things in Buildings (BIoT) will grow […]
The Psychology of Smart Cities: Lessons from the Past
Why do some urban spaces attract crowds of happy visitors whilst others sit barren and empty? There are many studies designed to uncover the bad consequences of over-crowding, but what about under-crowding? These are some of the fundamental questions asked by William H. Whyte (1917-1999), widely considered to be the godfather of urban psychology. Whyte’s […]
Should Human Intelligence Be The Blueprint For Artificial Intelligence?
Which is more intelligent, the dog that fetches the newspaper from the front yard or the dog that runs away as soon as the door is opened? Is the dog that earns its food through obedience and affection smarter than the cat that offers neither but gets its food anyway? Is a chimpanzee that creates […]