SubjectTechnology, innovation and knowledge
![Oficina Ciutadana de Memòries Sintèriques [Citizens’ Office of Synthetic Memories] by Domestic Data Streamers at Disseny Hub Barcelona. © Imatges Barcelona / Júlia Arnau](https://www.barcelona.cat/metropolis/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/01_bm_133_fotostendencies_1100x548.jpg?itok=DmjWhK43 "Oficina Ciutadana de Memòries Sintèriques [Citizens’ Office of Synthetic Memories] by Domestic Data Streamers at Disseny Hub Barcelona. © Imatges Barcelona / Júlia Arnau")
New times are ahead, and they will change everything. Artificial intelligence (AI) is bringing about a significant shift in the economic and business sectors, as...
Our perception of social media has been turned on its head. These platforms first gained media attention for their crucial role in organising social movements like the Arab...
The touristification of the world is clearly illustrated by the phenomenon of digital nomads – typically...
I read Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari before it became a global publishing sensation and long before the author emerged as a cult figure in Silicon Valley and Davos. This admission...
“If you ask people on the street what an editor does, they’re not quite sure; they often think you’re a printer or a bookseller. It’s not a widely known profession.” Maria...
On 12 February, the new Barcelona Datastore portal went live, offering a tool to analyse and understand the city. It was launched against the backdrop of society’s rapid...
A sea of information
The portal Barcelona Datastore features an enormous amount of records, approaching 20 million, partly inherited from the websites it replaces...
An excavator now dominates the site. In one corner of the plot, which was a market for decades and has served as a car park for years, just a few metres from the zoo, a sign sums...
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