Fordism, engineered assembly line production that stresses the integration of man and machine for the purpose of increased efficiency of production, stands out as one of America’s greatest ideas.
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One of the ideas ranking among the top ten in American history, is the creation of public schools and the public education system.
Interested people can now apply to take the Trekker — basically a “42-pound backpack” with 15 camera lenses attached — someplace Google hasn’t been yet.
A recent study showed how using the software to identify struggling students could help teachers stay attuned to their needs, whether they’re in the room with them or at a remote location many miles away.
A proposal by Rep. Eric Swalwell, a freshman House Democrat, would allow Congress to vote remotely, the advantage being that they could attend to affairs in their home district instead of having to physically be in Washington D.C.
Is the pursuit of happiness, which we Americans will celebrate later this week, a worthy goal? Many have said no, on the grounds that happiness comes only to those who […]
I think the test of a truly intelligent machine is if you really had an intelligent machine, it would not reveal it’s intelligence to us.
What does this phrase even possibly mean?
We are only creating the mansions for the souls that only He can create.
Siri’s underlying technology is designed “to solve a different, simpler variant of the human language problem” than Watson.
There’s a million apps out there, and if you look through all of them they’re doing remarkable things.
Intelligence actually involves things like being funny, being sexy or expressing a loving sentiment, maybe in a poem or in a musical piece.
The so-called maintained or controlled freedom, which is very evil, will not succeed.
If the art cannot sell, that is fine.
Thomas Jefferson’s metaphor of “a wall between church and state” remains as sturdy and impenetrable as ever, even as it is dangerously ignored.
Edward Snowden’s illegal disclosure of NSA surveillance techniques will loom over upcoming trade negotiations between the US and EU called the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
I think we all need a fear toolkit that helps us navigate the fear in our lives.
The world has a hole in it that is shaped just like you and it needs your voice to fill that hole.
In addition to making “offensive comments” illegal, a recently-approved electronic crimes bill outlaws stalking, identity theft and the distribution of child pornography, among other activities.
Women are like tourists in a world that is not quite built to be aligned with how they are by nature or how they’ve been socialized by nurture.
The top 200 chief executives at America’s largest public companies received an average pay raise of 16 percent for fiscal year 2012. Their companies’ returns rose by an average of 19 percent.
“It’s so clean and bland – I’m home!” –Marge Simpson, on arriving in Canada
Ramez Naam looks at the power of innovation to overcome natural resource and environmental challenges.
One of the challenges that students have today, which is not a lot different than what I faced, is the problem of budgets being cut in education. I grew up […]
Forget about gift shop miniatures: A San Diego man is taking pictures of the world’s great sculptures and converting them into files that he is offering for free to anyone with a 3D printer.
The children will come and go as they please, as long as they are present during the core period between 10:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. The building will only be closed for Christmas and New Year’s.
I think experimentation is a really important part of the lifecycle of a company both strategically and from an innovative point of view.
The challenge for companies and for people is to get focused, ruthlessly focused. And part of doing that is the pruning and deselecting moldy ideas.
“Any couple who choose to consummate their sexual cravings, then that act becomes a total commitment with adherence to all consequences that may follow,” said the Court’s ruling.