Exploring the transformation of Canary Wharf from a financial hub to a mixed-use district with recreational activities like go-karting and beach volleyball, adapting to remote work trends. The chapter also delves into the impact of the pandemic on urban centers and the cinema industry's evolving landscape.
America is producing more high-school graduates—but on average, they know less. We ask how a push for equity can in reality seed a systemic failing. London’s Canary Wharf was built as a high-rise jungle for white-collar workers; how is it surviving in a work-from-home world (7:57)? And amid a general decline in cinemagoing, the high end of the market is thriving (14:02).
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