Automation and the Sharing Economy, Freelance History and Quantum Physics

Automation and the Sharing Economy

Human production is in the midst of a sea-change. The growth in global connectivity, coupled with advancements in automation is giving rise to a new economy, the sharing economy.

The surprising history of working from home

Sure, everyone is talking about remote work and flextime now, but at every point in human history, there has been some version of “working from home.”

Seven common myths about quantum physics

A number of misconceptions have arisen in this area of physics and my purpose here is to look at the facts to debunk seven of these myths.

How This All Happened

This is a short story about what happened to the U.S. economy since the end of World War II.

The Will To Survive

This is the nature of financial markets.  They experience shocks to their component parts (i.e. bankruptcies, panics, etc.) and they somehow endure.  It is as if they have a will to go on, a will to survive…