Reshoring American Jobs?
After decades of exporting American jobs, corporations are bringing them home.
When Equality is Unequal
Black football players at Iowa complain they were treated differently—and also the same.
Men, Work, and Self-Worth
Most of us define ourselves largely through our jobs. That’s increasingly a problem.
Trump Exceedingly Unlikely to be Removed from Office, No Matter What
A leading conservative makes a truly bizarre defense of the President.
New Horizons Sends Back Images Of Ultima Thule
Three and a half years after its flyby of Pluto, the New Horizons spacecraft has reached the furthest distant object ever visited by a man-made craft.
Self-Driving Uber Kills Pedestrian
We don’t yet have enough information to assign blame here. Naturally, that’s not stopping anyone.
The Rise Of The Robots And The Decline Of The Middle Class
Technology continues to make more and more jobs unnecessary and irrelevant. And the consequences are going to be widespread.
Explosion From Apparent Bomb Injures 29 In New York City
An explosion that ended up injuring 29 people interrupted an otherwise quiet Saturday evening in the Chelsea neighborhood in New York City.
Murder Of Jo Cox, MP Looking Increasingly Like It Was Politically Motivated
The murder of Jo Cox, MP is looking more and more like a politically motivated assassination, and that’s causing some in Great Britain to look inward.
NASA Reports Finding Signs Of Liquid Water On Mars
NASA had a potentially significant announcement today.
New Horizons Flies By Pluto
New Horizons got within just a few thousand miles of Pluto’s surface today, and the data it sends back promises to be amazing.
Copyright Office: Monkey Selfies Not Entitled To Copyright Protection
The Copyright Office says that works not “created” by humans are not entitled to copyright protection.
Bringing GDP into the 21st Century
The government is changing the way it calculates Gross Domestic Product.
Electric Cars Suck Less Than People Think
Popular Science is keeping the recent surge of stories on electric vehicles going with “8 Things You Should Know About Electric Cars.”
Permanent Underemployment?
The economy has been steadily recovering from the Great Recession. But the jobs may never come back.
Social Network Dedicated To Knitting Runs Up Against The U.S. Olympic Committee
Sometimes, the law can be an ass.
Are Smartphones Changing What It Means To Be Human?
Janelle Nanos investigates her relationship with her iPhone.
Reviving American Manufacturing
Contrary to myth, the USA is still a major manufacturing power. But the factory has changed radically.
The Other Jobs Crisis
You’d think that in today’s world employers wouldn’t have trouble finding qualified employees. You’d be wrong.
Demand Crisis, Structural Crisis, or Both?
Paul Krugman seems to believe that something like the bubble economy we enjoyed until it burst in 2008 could be had again if only our leaders were sufficiently bold.
Putting Calorie Counts On Restaurant Menus Doesn’t Accomplish Anything
Not surprisingly, people still order that big juicy cheeseburger even after being told it contains over 1,000 calories.
Google Loses Belgian Copyright Case
Local newspapers in Belgium inexplicably don’t want to be linked by Google and are using copyright law rather than a robots.txt file to enforce their wishes.
Poker Bots Invade Online Gambling Sites
Automated programs are getting very good at poker and are winning large sums on online gambling sites.
Google’s Self-Driving Car
Once the province of science fiction, a car that can drive itself is now a reality, thanks to Google and DARPA. The implications are mind boggling.
Gingrich Draws Fire For Remarks About Obama’s “Kenyan Worldview”
Newt Gingrich is drawing fire for his comments about that the President has a “Kenyan world view.” But, will Newt every pay the price for his inflammatory rhetoric ? Don’t count on it.
