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Science vs Technology

Does Science Shape Economic Progress?

We might think that scientific breakthroughs are necessary in order for us to have technological advancement. But as Lipton Matthews shows in this article, that isn’t necessarily the case. He says, “history has shown that science often lags technology” but “advancements in science propel technological growth.” One key concept to understanding this article is the difference between Science and Technology. The goal of Science is knowledge and understanding. But the goal of Technology is to mold the environment. Technology is the practical application of science.

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Speed and Affordability: Cost of Internet Access Over Time

One of the fastest-changing areas of technology is internet access with “5G” currently being implemented across the country.   Not only are Speeds going up, usage is going up, and with the current pandemic, it has become a lifeline for many. Interestingly, although speeds are continuously increasing, costs are not. Overall, the trend is towards the decline, allowing people to get more for their money. While you can try to determine the way things are moving forward, the equation is likely far more complex than this and is liable to change with infrastructure or political events. Please continue reading for more insights and in-depth examination of the issue:

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Big Oil Betting On Electric Vehicles?

I’ve been enamored with electric vehicles since long before they were commercially available. Way back in 1975, Mechanix Illustrated featured the “Urba Town car” and offered plans to build your own Electric Car. It required removing the body from a VW bug, and building a new cool looking body out of fiberglass. I spent a whopping $20, (which was much more valuable back then, not just because of inflation but because I was a poor college student without a job). It even had an option of adding a generator and making it a hybrid. Unfortunately, I never got around to using the plans but over the years I’ve enjoyed reading about quite a few successful conversions of various vehicles and I followed Tesla’s rise to fame in the electric vehicle market with marked enthusiasm hoping to one day, own one myself. Well, today Jon LeSage of Oilprice.com tells us that the electric vehicle may have finally reached the Tipping Point and other experts saying “By 2020 there will be over 120 different models of EV across the spectrum,” . ~Tim McMahon, editor.

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Australia Startups

Two New Initiatives to Propel Australia’s Startup Scene

Some say Australia is a great place for start-ups: Internet literacy levels are high among the population, emerging businesses have access to affordable serviced offices from a lead office rent agency and there are many accelerators and incubators for new companies to join. At the same time, others are decrying a lack of investors, as well as insufficient government policies for this field. Yet two new initiatives in this segment, one private and the other one public shine a ray of hope for the future of Australia’s IT and tech startups.

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Hand-held taser

No More “Blood in the Streets”

he rise of humans from fearful creatures huddled around cave fires to the dominant species on the planet largely parallels the evolution of weaponry. Different subgroups rose and fell, spreading their culture or declining in influence as they either came up with the new best thing with which to slaughter their neighbors or fell behind in the innovation game. Club, axe, spear, atlatl, sword, longbow, crossbow, catapult, gun, bomb, artillery, really big bomb—all have had their day.

We even delineate historical epochs by naming them after the dominant weapon technology of the time: Stone, Bronze, Iron, and the modern era, which might accurately be termed the Gunpowder Age. Over time, the one constant has been to invent a technology that conferred an advantage on the user in battle—or else served as protection against what the other guy had. And the reason for wielding any given weapon has always been to maim or, preferably, kill one’s adversary. Before one got one’s own self killed, of course.

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