Leo wise articles

  • Be Energy Wise on Earth Day!

    Some Nunavummiut are not only struggling with the rising costs of fuel, but are also attempting to reduce the territory's dependence on...
  • Are smart cities a wise idea?

    The development of a Smart City in Toronto, in partnership with Google, should be the realization of the tech utopia we’d been imagining. Complete with robots, autonomous cars, and the latest tech integrated into the city itself, it seems as if the residents are the lucky beneficiaries of Life 2.0. When the project was announced with great excitement in 2017, it seemed as if Canadians would be the luckiest, most advanced citizens on the planet. Which is why the vehement civic resistance to the...
  • A wise aunt, a rare book, and the P Company

    Like some railfan contemporaries, in recent weeks I’ve been going through decades of railroad stuff, seeing what I can get rid of and what I simply can’t live without. Tough choices. In the “can’t live without” category, anything with David P. Morgan’s name on it, or anything labeled “New York Central” or “C&EI.” In the []Read More