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America’s Electro-Harmonix and its sister company in Russia, Sovtek, have manufactured one of the most popular guitar pedals ever: the Big Muff Pi. This equipment offered three coveted characteristics to artists: reliability, a distinct sound, and relatively low cost. In the 1970s, David Gilmour of Pink Floyd used it on two albums: Animals and The Wall.

Surreal might best describe the feeling Mickey Newbury describes in his 1967 song “Just Dropped In.”  The song has been recorded by a lot of artists, suggesting what a fabulous song it really is.

As fireworks are being prepared to illuminate the night sky this coming Fourth of July, Atlas wants to take a moment to reflect on the dynamism and resilience of the American economy - a spectacle as breathtaking, varied, and evolving as the pyrotechnics that celebrate our nation's independence.

Search online for factoids about water, and you’ll find they flow like a mighty river.   Did you know  it is the only substance on earth to naturally exist in all three states?   Yep, you can always find it somewhere as either a gas, liquid, or solid.   It is also essential to life, making up about 60 percent of each human as well as occupying 71 percent

At first, hopscotch, a children's game, and monetary policy, an aspect of macroeconomics, couldn't seem more disparate.

In the late 1970s, Johnny Paycheck released his iconic song, "Take This Job and Shove It," resonating with workers back then who felt trapped and dissatisfied in their employment.  Fast forward to today, and the dynamics of the job market have undergone a significant transformation.  With recent shifts in the economy, we find ourselves needing to change the tune of Paycheck&

You’ve never been able to spell America without AM.  Although the Canadians get credit for it, our world has benefited from Amplitude Modulation since 1906.  That could all be changing.  Many automakers are omitting the technology in their latest cars rolling off the assembly line.  For many, it is an issue with electromagnetic interference as electric vehicles become

It kind of makes sense that income and spending are linked.  Think of your own household.

While there are more humane approaches to detecting carbon monoxide available today, coal mines used canaries beginning in 1911 at the advice of Scottish scientist John Haldane.  Carbon monoxide is a colorless and odorless gas that causes suffocation when it is concentrated in the air, so having a way to detect it in a mine was lifesaving if you weren’t a songbird.  Once the chi

Labor is in short supply.  Just take a look at the current unemployment rate of 3.4 percent (tied for the lowest level going back decades).