Megaproject Architecture and Biometric Shopping

from The Sniffer · host Nora Young and Cathi Bond

Thanks for checking out the show! This time, architecture aficionado Cathi talks about Neom, a highly ambitious megaproject in Saudi Arabia, which includes multiple regions, with different purposes. Read more and see images here. Also, check out Cathi's previous discussion of The Line, one part of the Neom project, here. Nora talks about Panera food chain's plan to use (optional) hand scanning to pay and sync your purchases to your loyalty cards (via NPR). Biometric chat ensues!Thank you for listening!

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Cathi Bond on the developing magaproject Neom, in Saudi Arabia. Nora Young on Panera's plans for biometric hand scans.

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