Author Archives: Ken Dowell

Oil, Water and Intrigue: A Book Review

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Ken Dowell

Oil and Water, by P.J. Lazos Continue reading →

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What is Civic Tech and Why Do We Need It?

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Ken Dowell

Civic tech is a grassroots, citizen-generated approach to building the smart city Continue reading →

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Seward Johnson: Sculptor, Painter, Public Artist

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Ken Dowell

Works on display at the Grounds for Sculpture Continue reading →

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Maybe We Don’t Want Our Cities to Be Smart

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Ken Dowell

Is the smart city a place where we would actually want to live? Continue reading →

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A short walk around The Grounds for Sculpture

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Ken Dowell

42-acre Hamilton, N.J., sculpture park. Continue reading →

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Why Our Cities Aren’t So Smart

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Ken Dowell

The larger vision isn’t likely to happen without larger funding. Continue reading →

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Disrupting the Campus: Innovation in Higher Education

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Ken Dowell

The Most Innovative People in Higher Education, a New America event. Continue reading →

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Some Smart Things Some Cities Are Doing

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Ken Dowell

Wirelessly charged buses, smart trash cans and a happiness meter. Continue reading →

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A Day at the Lake

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Ken Dowell

Wawayanda (N.J.) State Park Continue reading →

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Will the Techies Save Our Cities?

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Ken Dowell

Silicon Valley’s answer for continued urban growth: make our cities smart. Continue reading →

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