Higher minimum wage accelerates automation

While automation will increasingly rule our lives (as if it doesn’t already), I predict that advocating for higher minimum wage levels will accelerate the use of automation. An article about the Department of Defense’s contract to automate some dining...

Turning lives around in prison

An article described a program leading to pastoral degrees for inmates. Main point: “…the degree program is part of a fledgling movement of evangelical seminaries, colleges and universities to rehabilitate prisoners through education.” Photo by...

New fields of work require new fields of study

Guidance counselors take note. Make sure you can point young people to the best courses study that will prepare them for the future. Those fields may include: SpinLaunchGrapheneGPS 3Floating farmsEdge computingSelf-healing concreteHydrogen fuel cellsSatellite...

Let’s hear it for the minor bowl games

By now, college football fans are well into bowl season, and the question arises: after getting past the playoffs and New Year’s bowls, what difference do the other bowls make? One writer derides the other bowls, saying they’re meaningless. That may be so,...

Do what it takes

Everyone thinks about resolutions for the New Year. Are you willing to do what it takes to achieve those results? Some thoughts from the GOAT – Coach Nick Saban. Everybody Wants To Be #1 pic.twitter.com/A4ZJ6Cwxpu— InsideBamaRecruiting (@RTRnews) December...