Category: Technology

Economics Links

Dec 27, 2013

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1. Carpe Diem: 5 Reasons Why 2013 Was The Best Year In Human History Fewer people are dying young, and more are living longer. … Global economic growth in the past five decades has dramatically reduced poverty and made people around the world happier. … War is becoming rarer and less deadly. … Rates of…
Science and Technology Links

Dec 19, 2013

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1. Scientific American: Scientific American's Top 10 Science Stories of 2013 A carbon threshold breached, commitments to brain science made, mystery neutrinos found and human evolution revised—these and other events highlight the year in science and technology as picked by the editors of Scientific American 2. Reuters: "Peak farmland" is here, crop area to diminish:…
’50 Social Innovations That Changed the World’

Dec 11, 2013

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Atlantic: '50 Social Innovations That Changed the World' They left BBQ off the list, but other than that, it is an interesting list … 50 Social innovations that changed the world more or less in chronological order. Rank order in top 10 shown in [ ] 1. Irrigation that2. created a structured bureaucracy, land measurement…
Economics Links

Dec 6, 2013

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1. Poor and Middle Class Incomes Have Increased Significantly "… Using this more sophisticated cost-of-living adjustment, which is preferred by the Congressional Budget Office and Federal Reserve Board, the increase in median household income was not 5 percent but 16 percent from 1979 to 2012. In 2007, like 1979 a peak in the business cycle,…
Science and Technology Links

Nov 12, 2013

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1. 10 common scientific misconceptions Did you grow up believing in any of these science myths? From baby birds to flushing toilets, we debunk common 'facts' that are often just a form of misconstrued science. 2. Inventions that were going to change the world – but didn’t Every new invention is supposed to be the…
The 50 Greatest Breakthroughs Since the Wheel

Nov 8, 2013

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in History, Human Progress, Technology

The Atlantic: The 50 Greatest Breakthroughs Since the Wheel 1. The printing press, 1430s The printing press was nominated by 10 of our 12 panelists, five of whom ranked it in their top three. Dyson described its invention as the turning point at which “knowledge began freely replicating and quickly assumed a life of its…
Explaining the steep decline in the frequency of fires

Nov 7, 2013

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in Environment, Human Progress, Public Policy, Technology, Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Trends: Social

Matt Ridley: Explaining the steep decline in the frequency of fires … In my case, as somebody always on the look-out for under-reported good news stories, it also served to alert me to just how dramatic the fall in “demand” for firefighters has been. Intrigued by the strike, I looked up the numbers and found…
Inventions that were going to change the world – but didn’t

Oct 19, 2013

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in Technology

Christian Science Monitor: Inventions that were going to change the world – but didn’t Every new invention is supposed to be the "next big thing" – and some are. The cellphone, the PC, the plane: all inventions that revolutionized the way we live our lives and far surpassed their initial hype. But some inventions don't…
Science and Technology Links

Oct 5, 2013

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1. Why We Should Look Forward To Living To 120 And Beyond … Consider these facts: More than $1 trillion has been spent on biomedical research over the past 20 years. These investments should soon start yielding longevity dividends. The number of scientists working on extending the life span worldwide has increased exponentially as computer…
Science and Technology Links

Sep 25, 2013

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1. The ten most important innovations of all time Paper (105AD – Europe 10th century – Germany 1400) Printing Press (1450) Telegraph (1837) … What would you remove/add to the list? 2. Natural Gas May Be Easier On Climate Than Coal, Despite Methane Leaks 3. Internet Archaeologists Reconstruct Lost Web Pages The Internet is disappearing.…