Chinese Robots Displace Workers

The company known for making iPhones, Foxconn, is implementing plans to replace at least 30% of its factory workers by Continue reading →

Popular Posts 2016

Northwest Passage opens – because what other event demonstrates global warming? Breaking The Internet – because the network is no Continue reading →

Data That Matters December 2016

US Jobs were up by 178,000. Unemployment was down to 4.6%. The US has seen a 1,284% increase in oil Continue reading →

Lab Grown Skin Instead Of Animals

Just as with lab grown meat, researchers are finding ways to replace live animals; in this case, replacing live animal Continue reading →

Driveless Cars Decrease Organ Transplants

Add this one to unintended consequences. Driverless cars are expected to be safer than conventional cars. Conventional cars are in Continue reading →

More Carless Households

In America, the number of carless households has begun to rise. That’s a reversal in a trend that goes back Continue reading →

Permafrost Threats

The permafrost is melting. Even without temperatures 50F above normal, permafrost has been melting. As reported earlier, buildings are being Continue reading →

Ten Dollar Oil

Strong demand for renewable energy may drive the demand for fossil fuels down thereby driving down the price of oil Continue reading →