Cities

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 •

How Do Villages Grow into Cities?

Article 2 of A Science of Cities

Sep 19 •

A Science of Cities

Cities can be treated like physics, like a deterministic science.

Sep 16 •

6 Fascinating Facts about Moscow and Russia

Slavery, ice highways, the Orthodox Church, and more

Aug 20 •

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 •

Fertility, Sex, Relationships, Real Estate, and Diversity | Uncharted Territories Magazine | Summer 2025

Each quarter, we apply the UT lens to the world’s chaos to extract clarity.

Aug 8 •

The Fundamental Problem with Urbanism

Jul 16 •

Final: So Where Should We Build Ten New Cities in the US?

Final article in the series

Jan 24 •

Ten New US Cities: Satellite Cities

How to build new cities near existing ones

Jan 23 •

Ten New US Cities: New Lakes

Creating new lakes is a unique way to make amazing new cities. Where can we do that?

Jan 21 •

Ten New US Cities: Reviving Lakes

Some lakes died before they could birth cities. Could we revive the lakes, and give them a 2nd chance at creating cities?

Jan 19 •

Ten New US Cities: The Salton Sea

Salton City and Bombay Beach could flourish with industry and tourism

Jan 18 •

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