The Wealth of Humans
Book notes from Ryan Avent’s “The Wealth of Humans: Work, Power, and Status in the Twenty-First Century.”
Boeing Transforms Aircraft Manufacturing – Statistically
As Boeing introduces increased intelligence into its plane assembly processes, it dramatically reduces the need for human quality control.
The Limits of Your Power as an End User
Our investments of time and energy on the big web giants erode our power.
The Ecology of Waste and Why It Matters to Business
McDonough and Braungart have been saying for years, that “waste equals food.” Or, put into business terms, “waste equals opportunity.”
The Amazing, Embedded Intelligence of Ants
Ants embed intelligence into their environment — kind of like we do.
Hotel Robots Fired for Being Annoying
When you actually use robots, you realize that there are places where they are not needed – or just annoy people.
Shareholders Press Amazon to Use Care with Facial Recognition
Shareholders are urging Amazon to use caution in licensing its Rekognition facial recognition technology to government agencies.
Hacking Blood Sugar
Sensors in personal devices will fuel an explosion of health data and machine learning-driven personalized healthcare advice.
Shared Interest Networks Help Us Work on the Web
Shared interest networks help us find and work with others who share our interests.
The Fall of Google+
The disastrous Google+ shutdown vividly demonstrates the risks of trusting our creations and relationships to big corporations.