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#2138: Housing as National Defense in Israel
Why Israel's next election might focus on apartment prices instead of missiles—and how organizers are reframing housing as a security issue.
#2074: Generative Social Science: When AI Agents Develop Theory of Mind
See how a new framework models 10,000 virtual citizens to test policies before spending a dime.
#2032: Jerusalem's Skyscrapers Are Just Holograms
A producer claims Jerusalem's new towers aren't built—just light projected onto scaffolding to fool investors.
#1976: What Counts as a City That Never Dies?
From Jericho's water spring to Aleppo's Silk Road fortress, discover the secrets of 11,000 years of urban survival.
#1880: Militaries Build Fake Cities to Train for War
Why armies pour concrete to build fake cities instead of just using VR.
#1795: How to Survive the Inner Solar System
Explore the wild psychology and engineering needed to build cities on Mercury, Mars, and Venus.
#1760: Why Sloths Keep Dying on Roads and Power Lines
Sloths are getting trapped in cities, but a simple rope bridge is saving hundreds from highways and power lines.
#1741: Life at the End of the Road
Explore how Eilat thrives as a remote desert city, relying on tourism, strategic geography, and unique cross-border dynamics to survive.
#1707: Driving in the Future: Predictive Modeling Under Extreme Cognitive Load
Officers use predictive modeling and cognitive tricks to handle high-speed chases without crashing.
#1688: Systems Design for a Wartime Baby
Turn a tiny rented apartment into a safe exploration zone without drilling holes or losing your mind.
#1686: How Ambulances Master Urban Chaos
Forget reflexes—this is cognitive engineering. Learn the science behind slicing through rush-hour traffic.
#1444: The $4 Trillion Engine: How Municipal Bonds Build the World
Discover how the $4 trillion municipal bond market funds our physical world and why these assets are a strategic powerhouse for modern investors.
#1340: Beyond the Stepping Stone: The Power of Local Government
Is your city council just a stepping stone? Discover why local governance is the real foundation of our daily lives and how to get involved.
#1258: Jerusalem at One Million: The Great Secular Flight
Jerusalem hits one million residents as a demographic shift takes hold. Why is the secular middle leaving and what does it mean for the future?
#1163: Divided by Concrete: Israel’s Civil Defense Crisis
Over half of Israeli homes lack a safe room. We explore the dangerous gap between high-tech defense and the crumbling concrete reality.
#1059: When Digital Twins Leave the Game
Google DeepMind is moving beyond chatbots to build consistent, physics-aware digital twins of our entire world.
#1022: Spatial Hacking: The Art of Radical Staycationing
Stop traveling to escape and start exploring where you live. Discover the psychology of spatial hacking and the art of the radical staycation.
#982: Jerusalem’s Street Cats: A History of Urban Evolution
Explore how Jerusalem became one of the world's most cat-dense cities, from British Mandate rat catchers to modern urban survivors.
#978: The Donkey's Alma Mater: Storrs and the Land-Grant Legacy
Explore the agricultural roots and mysterious past of the world's most educated donkey in the quiet village of Storrs, Connecticut.
#908: Why Did We Forget How to Build Cheap Subways?
Why does a mile of subway cost billions today? Herman and Corn explore the hidden complexities and rising costs of modern urban transit.
#892: Proximity vs. Mass: The Shelter Trade-Off
Compare the physics of home safe rooms versus deep underground car parks to find the safest spot during a ballistic missile attack.
#888: Why Analog Sirens Still Matter
Discover the physics and high-tech engineering behind air-raid sirens, the "last line of defense" that protects millions in an instant.
#862: Beyond the Yellow Line: Gaza’s New Governance Models
Can a boardroom of experts fix a crisis? We explore the "Board of Peace" proposal and the high-stakes future of governance in Gaza.
#827: When Military Tunnel Tech Maps the City Below
Explore the cutting-edge technology used to map the hidden world beneath our feet, from military tunnels to urban infrastructure.