“Would you like fries with that?” may soon be a phrase of the past. As minimum wage levels approach or surpass $15 nationwide, restaurant customers expecting to be greeted by a smiling face will instead be welcomed by a glowing LED screen. As of 2020, self-service ordering kiosks will be implemented at all U.S. McDonald’s locations. Other... Continue Reading →

For the first time ever, scientists using NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have found the source of a high-energy neutrino from outside our galaxy. This neutrino traveled 3.7 billion years at almost the speed of light before being detected on Earth. This is farther than any other neutrino whose origin scientists can identify. High-energy neutrinos... Continue Reading →

Last year, I got invited to a super-deluxe private resort to deliver a keynote speech to what I assumed would be a hundred or so investment bankers. It was by far the largest fee I had ever been offered for a talk — about half my annual professor’s salary — all to deliver some insight... Continue Reading →

Ian Burkhart was just 19 when he had an accident that left most of his body paralyzed. “I kept asking the doctors, ‘Is there anything that you guys have heard of that will be able to help?’” he said. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6oNoLWcDqw NeuroLife is an experimental device that can best be described as an artificial link between... Continue Reading →

Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes thinks the government should give cash handouts to people with the lowest incomes in order to fight income inequality. And he thinks the money should come from higher taxes on wealthy individuals and even big tech companies, like Facebook. Hughes, 34, was one of Facebook’s co-founders, along with Mark Zuckerberg and... Continue Reading →

They say "labor shortage" like it's a bad thing. "America's labor shortage is approaching epidemic proportions, and it could be employers who end up paying," CNBC reported this week. That was before yet another monthly jobs report showing solid growth in jobs and wages. I always find this framing to be backward. A "labor shortage"... Continue Reading →

A beauty queen gave up her title after a skit was performed at the Miss Massachusetts competition that made fun of the #MeToo movement. Maude Gorman was one of the contestants in the Miss Massachusetts pageant earlier this month, when a crack about #MeToo was made on stage. Gorman, who said she was gang raped... Continue Reading →

The city of Fort Worth is paying homeless people to pick up trash as part of a unique program to clean up the city and turn lives around. Frank Crist, 53, earns $10 an hour to pick up litter in the area southeast of downtown where many homeless people live. He also gets paid vacation... Continue Reading →

These medical technologies are changing the future and providing alternatives for the medical world. Following is a transcript of the video. #1 The iWalk 2.0 is a hands-free crutch that helps with everyday tasks. It helps transfer the stress and strain of hands, wrists and underarms to your legs. #2 Bronchial Bronchial Thermoplasty System can... Continue Reading →

Surplus and Scarcity The planet is growing more food than ever, and yet millions of people continue to starve worldwide. People are hungry everywhere — in the country, in the suburbs. But increasingly, one of the front lines in the war against hunger is in cities. As urban populations grow, more people find themselves in... Continue Reading →