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Why Was Kyoto Japan’s Capital?
Short Article. And why is To-kyo the inverse of Kyo-To?
Oct 6
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How Earthquakes Made the Biggest City in the World
Tokyo is the biggest city in the world, but suffers from earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, and typhoons. Why?
Sep 23
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20 Ideas to Grow New Communities
Urbanism, art, sex, dating, religion, incentives, monuments, influencers, and more
Apr 17
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The Cold Start Problem of New Cities & States
There are not enough countries. Not enough cities or jurisdictions. Here's how we can grow new ones faster.
Apr 9
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Dubai
The Anti-Petrostate
Feb 6
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GeoHistory Magazine Part 1 | 2025 Q4
The future of nation-states, new cities and their science, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Dec 18, 2025
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Water Taxis Might Change Urbanism
Through Hydrofoils
Oct 22, 2025
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How to Design a Great City
All the principles we’ve seen in the previous two articles shape how to make a city great.
Sep 24, 2025
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How Do Villages Grow into Cities?
Article 2 of A Science of Cities
Sep 19, 2025
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A Science of Cities
Cities can be treated like physics, like a deterministic science.
Sep 16, 2025
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6 Fascinating Facts about Moscow and Russia
Slavery, ice highways, the Orthodox Church, and more
Aug 20, 2025
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Why Is Moscow So Weird?
Why so far north? So cold? Why not on a big river or a coast? Why the biggest city in Europe? Why the capital of the biggest country on Earth?
Aug 14, 2025
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