Future Timeline

The Spectacular Implosion of the Libertarian Party I just finished reading an article in Mother Jones concerning the Libertarian party in the U.S. The article traces the history of the party form the 1970s to the present and is therefore hard to cite in 350 words or less. A main thing to note is ho...

Government Investigating Archer-Daniels-Midland by Sky Chadde April 18, 2024 Introduction: (Investigate Midwest) In late 2020, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM), one of America’s oldest and most profitable food companies, predicted customers’ preference for foods with “bright and exciting” colors and “f...

Are Tomorrow’s Engineers Ready to Face AI’s Ethical Challenges? by Elana Goldenkoff and Erin A. Cech April 19, 2024 Introduction: (The Conversation) A chatbot turns hostile. A test version of a Roomba vacuum collects images of users in private situations. A Black woman is falsely identified as a su...

UAW Wins Big at Volkswagen in Tennessee by Bob Bussell April 20, 2024 Introduction: (The Conversation) A decisive majority of the Volkswagen workers employed at a factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee cast their ballots in favor of joining the United Auto Workers union, the German automaker announced o...

Taiwan-Swiss Collaboration Develops High Vitamin B1 Rice by Michael Nakhiengchanh April 19, 2024 Introduction: TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Taiwan-Swiss team has developed a new strain of rice that contains three to four times the vitamin B1 compared to normal rice. The team included researchers from N...

The History of Arizona’s Civil War-era Abortion Ban by Nicole Narea April 18, 2024 Introduction: (Vox) The Republican-controlled Arizona House has repeatedly refused to take up a measure to repeal a Civil War-era state law that amounts to a near-total ban on abortion following an Arizona Supreme Co...

Fareed Zakaria is not my favorite commentator on current affairs. Yet, I do find him to be an intelligent voice to which it is worth listening, even as I sometimes disagree with his conclusions. The interview linked below is Zakaria at his best. Will AI Mean the End of Liberal Democracy? by April , ...

“Forgotten City:” the Identification of Dura-Europos’ Neglected Sister Site in Syria April 19, 2024 Introduction: (Eurekalert) The Dura-Europos site in modern-day Syria is famous for its exceptional state of preservation. Like Pompeii, this ancient city has yielded many great discoveries, and serve...

Looks like surf clams may be a component of the diet of the future despite suffering a die off: Surf Clams Off the Coast of Virginia Reappear – and Rebound April 19, 2024 Introduction: (Eurekalert) The Atlantic surfclam, an economically valuable species that is the main ingredient in clam chowder an...

Wall Street Is Souring on Tesla's Pivot Away from Low-cost vehicles Towards Autonomous Driving by Matthew Fox April 18, 2024 Introduction: (Market Insider) Another day, another negative Tesla note from Wall Street. Tesla has come under intense scrutiny from sell-side analysts after a Reuters report...