Monthly Archives: September, 2017

Car and Driver: When Will You be Able to Buy an Autonomous Car?

I thought this was interesting from the September issue of Car and Driver "Upfront" section: Automakers define “autonomy” according to a scale established by SAE International...

What’s Next for Commodities? Ask D.C. and Beijing

Since early 2016, commodities prices have been making up some of their massive post-2011 losses (see chart below). Some of the increase in commodity...

What Happens When Your Self-Driving Car Gets Hacked?

It's terrifying to find out that your personal computer has been compromised by a hacker. You instantly begin a damage assessment. What personal information...

Class Warfare is Holding America Back

As the Senate and Congress ready themselves for a debate over tax reform, Dan Mitchell, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, writes that...

Is the Amazon Story Wildly Inflated?

Amazon's effect on retail is an amazing story, but despite its disruptive nature, the company hasn't been generating profits or managing risk nearly as...

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The Mysterious ALS Cluster in the French Alps: Is It Linked to Toxic Mushrooms?

Terence Monmaney of Popular Science reports that in Montchavin,...

The Power of a Compound Interest Table

Compound interest was described as the greatest mathematical discovery...

“Can You Believe This Is Happening?”

In my conversations with you, you tell me about...

Nvidia’s Next-Gen AI Chips and Robotics Revolution

At Nvidia's AI Developer Conference (GTC 2025), founder Jensen...

DOE Releases $56.8 Million for Palisades Nuclear Plant Restart

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced the release of...

US Ethane Production and Exports Reach Record Levels in 2024

In 2024, US ethane production, consumption, and exports reached...

Watch a Paralyzed Man Use “The Force” to Feed His Dog

Synchron has introduced its latest brain-computer interface, powered by...

Joint Venture with TSMC Aims to Revive U.S. Chip Manufacturing

Fanny Potkin, Milana Vinn, and Wen-Yee Lee of Reuters...

Shaping the Future of LNG Exports

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright just wrapped up...

U.S. Approves Venture Global CP2 LNG Export Project

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright approved the LNG...