Former No. 2 uniformed officer in the U.S. military, James Cartwright, has voiced concerns regarding an increase in cyber attacks by foreign hackers. Cartwright insists the United States should be more transparent with regard to its development of offensive cyber weapons. While current and former U.S. officials tend to keep information regarding specific cyber weapons…
In 1965 it was predicted that Americans would be working 20 hours a week by the year 2000, as a result of anticipated increases in labor productivity due to technological advancement. However, the number of hours Americans are working daily is only increasing, and workers are now required to get much more done and more…
Japanese companies are in a demographic pickle. The population which currently stands at 127m is predicted to fall by 40m in the next 30 years. This does not bode well for the workforce, which stands to suffer greatly due to a massive decrease in numbers. But what’s a country to do? As it turns out,…
In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson pledged a predetermined amount in order to back student loans. “This act”, he promised, “will help young people enter business, trade, and technical schools”. Unfortunately, this student loans programme was altered almost instantaneously. Originally intended to provide students with an education through “business, trade and technical schools, the programme was…
A trend that sees the rich paying higher taxes is currently taking the world by storm. France, Britain and the U.S. have all recently slapped their wealthier citizens with taxation increases in various shapes and sizes. This isn’t a bad thing. In fact, there are a few solid reasons that the wealthy should pay more…
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Inventor, Anna Mracek Dietrich is one of the creators behind the Transition; the “plane you can drive”. The Terrafugia Transition is a two-seat, single-engine airplane that functions like any other small airplane. Only, once on the ground, users can fold up the wings and drive it home. In this TED-Talk, Dietrich provides insight into the…
