by Leroy Hurt | Aug 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Via Business Insider and the NY Times: The good news, however, is that middle-education, middle-wage jobs are not slated to disappear completely. While many middle-skill jobs are susceptible to automation, others demand a mixture of tasks that take advantage of human...
by Leroy Hurt | Aug 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
Via New York Times: Ms. Steiner-Adair, the primary author of “The Big Disconnect,” is a clinical psychologist who teaches at Harvard Medical School. Her book is based on thousands of interviews, and it can be eloquent about the need to ration our children’s computer...
by Leroy Hurt | Aug 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Via Robot Report: China’s 12th 5-Year Plan targeted robotics as a growth industry necessary for China’s development. It expects a compound growth rate of 25%, said Wang Weiming, deputy director of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The ministry has...
by Leroy Hurt | Aug 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Via CNN: What will people do with the new connected devices and tools that have just become available? And how should those tools evolve to best suit people’s needs? And what businesses will grow from the desire (and eventually the need) for them in our lives? The...
by Leroy Hurt | Aug 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Via Instapundit and Mere Orthodoxy: …you can’t understand today’s economy—from the need for human capital to rising inequality— without considering the platoons of moms, dads, and children that form the backbone of American society. And the situation is not pretty....
