Automation And Universal Basic Income: Are There Other Options?
By Brian Berletic Everything from self-driving cars to more capable and prolific industrial robots in factories are threatening a growing list of human jobs. And…
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Putting Tesla’s EV Car Recall Into Perspective
By Brian Berletic News coverage about electric car manufacturer Tesla’s recent recall of over 50,000 vehicles over potentially faulty parking brakes has followed a narrative…
Automation Threatens Jobs But Offers Financial Freedom
By Brian Berletic Despite sensational headlines and opportunistic politicking regarding the threat automation poses to socioeconomic stability, with a fully informed, properly educated population, more…
EpiPen goes from $300 to $30 to $3 with Opensource and 3D Printing
By Brian Berletic Corporations will take as much as the public allows them to. It is ultimately up to the public to represent their own…
Transforming Our Communities Ourselves With Technology
By Brian Berletic Many people may mistakenly believe that the future is something that others, like big companies or governments usher in and that they…
Rise Of The Independent Microfactory Could Decentralize Multinational Conglomerates
By Brian Berletic General Electric (GE) in cooperation with opensource distributed automaker LocalMotors, MakerBot, and several other names in digital fabrication, opened FirstBuild, a microfactory…
The Potential Problems With Artificial Intelligence
By Brian Berletic Artificial intelligence (AI) is, simply put, intelligence exhibited by software and machines. Intelligence itself could be defined as the ability to learn…
3D Printing Saves Lab Hundreds of Dollars
By Brian Berletic 3D printing started out as a novelty for many, producing toys and trinkets. But as more and more people experiment with 3D…
From Global Supply Chains to Local Freedom With Personal Manufacturing
By Brian Berletic Go to any logistics company’s website, and they will be more than proud to tell you just how far your consumer goods…
3D Printing and Titanium Prosthesis Saves Patient’s Hand
By Brian Berletic Ravaged by a tumor, a 37-year-old patient in Thailand had her right metacarpal thumb bone removed. Put in its place, is a…
5 Things to Know for Better Aquaponics
Brian Berletic Activist Post Aquaponics is a combination of fish farming (aquaculture) and soilless agriculture (hydroponics). Fish are kept in a water tank, and above…
3D Printing Houses and the Barn-Raising of Tomorrow
Brian Berletic Activist Post Chinese company WinSun Decoration Design Engineering has made headlines by constructing 10 houses in one day using a large-scale 3D printer….