Social: Combat disinformation via thinking
What a radical concept – so radical this just might work! “Instead of relying on regulation, we should be relying on building more robust social resilience,” said Vilas Dhar, president…
Automation: Oregon restaurant’s robot food system confuses some
Robotic waiter ‘Plato’ divides small Oregon town: Some restaurant customers recoil, and others ask if they are supposed to tip it | Daily Mail Online I’ve written many posts about…
Energy: Using data center cooling water to heat swimming pool
The heated cooling water from a data center is being used to heat the water for a swimming pool. This is an old tech, actually.
EVs: E-bike charging burning down the house?
NY City reported 100 battery related fires and 13 fatalities - so far in 2023.
Demographics: Doom media causing people to no longer have kids
In response to the media's daily doomerism, many young adults are saying they will never have children.
Automation: AI will impact many jobs
From improving efficiency (meaning fewer workers to accomplish the same quantity of work output), or eliminating jobs all together, AI-based technology will have large impacts on labor. This is how,…
Climate: Urban heat islands?
Climate Central thinks the urban heat island effect is raising temperatures in and around Houston by quite a bit.
Demographics: Declining population points to future pay increases
Declining fertility rates are just starting to impact the availability of labor. In just a few years, this gets very serious.
Demographics: A difference between 70s’/80’s labor market and today
The Career Goal of the Moment Is a ‘Lazy-Girl Job’ (msn.com) Like quiet quitting before it, the lazy-girl job is the latest iteration of 20- and 30-somethings of both genders…
Should we all be “preppers”?
Preppers is the term given to those who plan for disasters – for some, like us, this means the ordinary situation like power outages, while for others, it is preparing…