August 2012
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“So if the question is really ‘Could a robot do your job?’, it is...”
– Could a robot do your job?
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Will Robots Cause Mass Unemployment in China? →
The graph below, based on data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, shows manufacturing employment in the United States as a fraction of all employment. As you can see, the line heads download in an almost perfectly straight line beginning in the mid-1950s. Notice that the line doesn’t become steeper as globalization takes hold after the passage of NAFTA in 1994 or the rise of China over...
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‘Invisibility cloak’ science to bring broadband... →
A lightweight, compact antenna made with an exotic “metamaterial” will soon bring broadband satellite Internet connections to anyone, anywhere with a portable laptop-sized hotspot.
The hotspot is the first product to be offered by Kymeta, a startup launched Tuesday by Intellectual Ventures, a Bellevue, Wash.,- based patent and research company led by former Microsoft chief technology officer...
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Valuing abundance – breaking the tyranny of... →
It’s time to learn from nature’s system of abundance if we are to have a sustainable future, says Joss Tantram
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Happiness Comes From Respect, Not Riches
Money really can’t buy happiness, research shows. Instead, a new study suggests, those pursuing a happier life would be smart to sharpen their social skills.
In a series of four experiments, researchers found that it is the level of respect and admiration we receive from peers—not overall wealth or success—that more likely predicts happiness. They refer to this level of respect and admiration...
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free riders
So what about free riders? What happens when there are people who only take and never give anything back?
Well, nothing really. Contributors are not expecting a specific quid pro quo arrangement — they get plenty in return from using other things in the universal commons. This is the essence of a post-scarcity economy; when a resource is abundant, it can be given away without expecting anything...
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