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By 2050, 68% of the world is projected to live in cities. But what will those cities look like? There is no one template – some of these cities will be intentionally planned or rebuilt, while others will spring up…

In the far north of Norway, near the Arctic Circle, experts at the National Library of Norway’s (NLN) aim to digitize everything ever published in Norway: books, newspapers, manuscripts, posters, photos, movies, broadcasts, and maps, as well as all websites…

Dementia and Alzheimer’s are now the leading cause of death in the UK. It has been estimated that worldwide costs for Alzheimer’s may soon reach one trillion dollars. A cure would immediately impact the budget of every state in the…

The purpose of all this transparency is to increase people’s trust in the tax and social-security system. Norwegians pay really high income tax—an average of 40% versus 30% elsewhere in the EU. Read more in qz Norwegians can snoop and…