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Guns in America: The DIY Specter
The first 3-D printed gun was produced by a Texan named Cody Wilson, a self-described crypto-anarchist.
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Posted in guns, Uncategorized
Tagged 3-D printed guns, 3-D printing, Cody Wilson, Defense Distributed, gun control, gun laws, guns, Liberator, technology
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The Future of Food
How technology is changing the way we produce and distribute food. Continue reading
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Tagged AeroFarms, Bond Pet Foods, Finless Foods, food, food tech, Grove Labs, Memphis Meats, technology, Techonomy, vertical farm, Zume Pizza
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The Mayor of London Comes to Texas
Sadiq Kahn on the promise and pitfalls of the “fourth industrial revolution.” Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged inclusiveness, London, nativism, populism, Sadiq Khan, social networks, SXSW, SXSW Interactive, technology
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Work in America: Why is Full Employment So Unfulfilling?
Economists in the U.S. describe full employment as an unemployment rate that is between 4 and 6.4%. In October the unemployment rate was 4.1%. It had hovered around 5% throughout 2016. Depending on which economist’s definition of full employment you … Continue reading
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Tagged automation, employment, gig economy, jobs, labor, minimum wage, retail, robots, technology, underemployed, unemployment, Wall Street, work
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Data, Technology and the Future of Cops and Robbers
Will technology make crime obsolete? Continue reading
Posted in Technology, Uncategorized
Tagged crime, data, Future Tense, law enforcement, police, predictive policing, privacy, surveillance, technology
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If We Don’t Own Our Stuff, Do We Own Our Future?
There is no doubt that is many ways we have lost control over our environment. Continue reading
Posted in Technology, Uncategorized
Tagged cars, gig economy, Internet of things, jobs, Lyft, millennials, ownership, ride sharing, streaming, technology
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What is Civic Tech and Why Do We Need It?
Civic tech is a grassroots, citizen-generated approach to building the smart city Continue reading
Posted in Technology, Uncategorized
Tagged Chi Hacknight, civic tech, Code for America, hackathon, smart cities, technology
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Maybe We Don’t Want Our Cities to Be Smart
Is the smart city a place where we would actually want to live? Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged hackers, Internet of things, privacy, security, smart cities, technology
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Why Our Cities Aren’t So Smart
The larger vision isn’t likely to happen without larger funding. Continue reading
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Tagged cities, smart cities, streetlights, technology, urban affairs
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Some Smart Things Some Cities Are Doing
Wirelessly charged buses, smart trash cans and a happiness meter. Continue reading
