Is a smart city a place where digital technology tracks your every move and creates a de facto surveillance state? Or is it simply a place where we use the best of human technology and innovation to create liveable urban spaces?  Hosted by Matt Armitage & Richard Bradbury Produced by Richard Bradbury for https://www.bfm.my/ (BFM89.9) Episode Sources:  https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/06/29/1054005/toronto-kill-the-smart-city/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email (https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/06/29/1054005/toronto-kill-the-smart-city/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email) https://www.surfacemag.com/articles/toronto-quayside-smart-cities/ (https://www.surfacemag.com/articles/toronto-quayside-smart-cities/) https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533950-700-why-spending-time-near-water-gives-us-a-powerful-mental-health-boost/ (https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25533950-700-why-spending-time-near-water-gives-us-a-powerful-mental-health-boost/) Photo by https://unsplash.com/@mrbrandonwong?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText (Brandon Wong) on https://unsplash.com/s/photos/%40ryoji-wata?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText (Unsplash) Subscribe to the Substack newsletter: https://kulturpop.substack.com/ (https://kulturpop.substack.com) Follow us: Tw: https://twitter.com/kulturmatt (@kulturmatt) In: https://www.instagram.com/kulturpo (@kulturpop) & https://www.instagram.com/kulturmatt (@kulturmatt) W: http://www.kulturpop.com/ (www.kulturpop.com)