Income Inequality Accelerates

The more you make, the more you make. A 1% raise for someone making minimum wage is a few hundred Continue reading →

False Positives Invalidate Surveillance

Whether you think surveillance is necessary or an intrusion, automating it for large populations reveals serious flaws. If a test Continue reading →

Millions Rising Past Poverty

Low income Americans and Europeans may feel there is no progress being made against poverty, but across the rest of Continue reading →

Solar Panels Sell Houses

Solar panels were something to hide, until recently. Now, they are a sales feature for homes. The valuations tend to Continue reading →

Cybercrime Felonies Rise

Depending on how and where you count it, cybercrime now accounts for 3 out of 10 felonies. Some of the Continue reading →

Mushrooms Replace Plastic

Plastic packaging makes very little sense ecologically. Plastics last a long time, and recycling is never 100%. Mushrooms, however, are Continue reading →

Income If Inequality Stalled In 1973

If today’s income inequality was scaled back to income inequality from 1973, Nixon’s era, the 1% would be making about Continue reading →

Floating Solar

Solar panels enable decentralized power and more environmentally friendly electricity – and can be difficult to fit into or onto Continue reading →