Machines Teaching Themselves

As a gross generalization, there are four phases to the development of computing. Phase 1, programming was written line by line Continue reading →

Americans Threatened By America

In recent years, the number of Americans who feel threatened by their government has increased from about 30% in 2003 Continue reading →

Shell Abandons Some Alaska Oil

There was great publicity around Shell Oil’s mobile drilling rig that passed through Seattle on its way to Alaska. Now, Continue reading →

De-Developing Countries

For decades, economists have concentrated on developing countries. Growth has been the proposed panacea. Now that we are regularly using Continue reading →

Where Is Peak Oil

Peak oil looked inevitable a few years ago. Now, oil prices have dropped rather than risen. A number of factors Continue reading →

Coal Declines In UK Too

As coal’s influence is declining in the US, it is also declining in the UK. Coal has gone from generating Continue reading →

New Nature Of US War

The US is not in an official state of war. World War II, the last time the US officially declared Continue reading →

Wealth Inequality Perspective

While Oxfam reports suggest that 80 people have as much wealth as half the population of the planet, redistributing that Continue reading →