BitCoin Matures A Bit More

One sign of a currency being accepted is the beginning of trading in it. Another sign is the beginning of Continue reading →

Living In A Simulation Or Not

Are we living in a simulation? Yes, no, and maybe. If we’re inside it, we can only learn that from Continue reading →

Cuba Tests The Sharing Economy

Cuba has been testing the sharing economy by necessity, not choice. With the breakup of the Soviet Union, and the Continue reading →

Ancient Air Wells Redesigned

Air wells do not collect air. In arid environments, air wells use a variety of channels and passive mechanisms to Continue reading →

Jobs And Oil And Inflation

The US Fed is confused (from what folks can tell.) The US Fed, and most central banks, like a little Continue reading →

A Cautiously Bright Future

Pretending Not To Panic is news for people who are eager and anxious about the future. We are faced with Continue reading →

Best Hiring Since 1999

Job growth was great in 2014. Hiring is happening again. Raises, however, aren’t. Wages continue to stagnate, effectively unchanged since 2007. Continue reading →

Leave It In The Ground

The carbon dioxide accumulating in our air gets there because we pulled hydrocarbons out of the ground. Complicated debates about Continue reading →