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What the world's most advanced traffic system can—and can't—do for the city that invented gridlock. What infrastructure mystery keeps you up at night? Submit your Service Request by recording a voice memo with your question and emailing it to servicerequest@99pi.org. Service Requ ...  Show more

The surprising power of a simple phone number to connect a community. What infrastructure mystery keeps you up at night? Submit your Service Request by recording a voice memo with your question and emailing it to servicerequest@99pi.org. Service Request is a production of 99% Inv ...  Show more

الحقبة الإستعمارية في العالم غيرت الكثير من ملامح العالم ..غيرت حدودا وأقامت حدودا لم تكن ومزقت أوصال مجتمعات وفرقت بين أبناء القبيلة الواحدة بل والعائلة الواحدة .. لم تكن المنطقة المغاربية استثناء .. وكثيرة هي حالات التمزق التي تشهد عليها الحدود ا ...  Show more

What is a border? It's a line on a map, a place where cultures mix and merge in beautiful, sometimes violent and occasionally ridiculous ways. And a border wall? An overly simplistic response to that complexity, says architect Ronald Rael. In a moving, visual talk, Rael reimagine ...  Show more

Today, the border that divides Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland is "soft", in most places you could almost forget that it's there. But for decades it was a deadly flash point in the bitter conflict known as "The Troubles" . This week, we share an episode from Today, E ...  Show more

Canada is a vast country with rich natural resources. For decades it has relied on global trade and a stable international order to prosper. As Canada heads to polls on the 21st of October, it finds itself with challenges at home and abroad that could bring significant changes to ...  Show more