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Technologist are busy creating machines capable of making human-like decisions in an instant.  Self-driving cars are probably the most obvious example.  In 2014 researchers at the MIT Media Lab introduced the Moral Machine, a website to crowdsource individuals’ decisions on how self-driving cars should prioritize lives in accident scenarios (e.g., how should it react when faced

Baseball season is about half way over with the All-Star Game taking place this coming Tuesday.  Fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers have, thus far, been treated to a winning season.  Of course, October is many months away, so it’s premature to call this year’s team champions.  Contrarily, the calendar year is just beyond the half-way mark, and the Federal Reserve isn&rsq

Any casual observer knows inflation is rising.  Gas prices are frustrating Americans during the summer travel season.  Airlines aren’t helping much.  Seat restrictions are limiting supply while demand is growing as more and more folks venture away from home, still scarred by the previous couple of years being tethered to one’s abode. 

Copper is an important base metal in the global economy.  It’s one of the most ductile materials the earth provides, making it perfect for wiring because it is an efficient conductor of electricity.

If you ever saw the movie “The Thing with Two Heads,” you may still be trying to forget it.  Starring Rosie Grier and Ray Milland, it covered the vicissitudes of life together when both their heads were functioning on one body.  Sorta reminds me of our Federal Reserve.

When I was his age, preparing for marriage filled a lot of my time. Harry Styles, however, is on a much different trajectory than I was then.  His musical career started in 2010 when he showed up on the British music competition series The X Factor.   Eventually, he was teamed up with One Direction, one of the best-selling boy bands in history.

When I learned to drive, I was taught two techniques help stop a car in a hurry: down shifting and pumping the brakes.  It required an understanding of when to use the two together and also the finesse to pull it off efficiently.  If I’m being honest, I don’t know if I could do it anymore.  It’s been decades since I’ve owned a car with a manual transmissio

Markets continued their turbulent ways this week.  One might put the blame on three retail companies which announced earnings that were all weaker than expected.  This matters because they are bellwethers of consumption and therefore the economy, an economy which Atlas believes is becoming Overtaken By Events.

For those that don’t know, I have a senior golden retriever.  She came to us with a great name, Penny Lane, becoming my favorite dog (and I’ve been lucky to have some good ones in my life).  She’s slowing down a bit more this year, but still has lots of energy.  For instance, I spent Mother’s Day weekend at my brother's place in Corona, CA.  Penny